#9c898a

Color #9c898a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9c898a

RGB

rgb(156, 137, 138)

HSL

hsl(356.8, 8.8%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356.8, 12.2%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 11.5%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(58.78, 7.32, 2.09)

LCH

lch(58.78, 7.61, 15.94)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.023, 14.1)

HWB

hwb(356.8, 53.7%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#899c9b

Analogous

#9c8994

#9c898a

#9c9289

Triadic

#9c898a

#8a9c89

#898a9c

Split-complementary

#9c898a

#899c92

#89949c

Tetradic

#9c898a

#9c9b89

#899c9b

#898a9c

Square

#9c898a

#949c89

#899c9b

#92899c

Shades

Color #9c898a mixed toward black.

#856f71

#6a595a

#504344

#352d2d

#1b1617

Tints

Color #9c898a mixed toward white.

#ad9d9e

#bdb0b1

#cec4c5

#ded8d8

#efebec

Tones

Color #9c898a mixed toward gray.

#9b8b8c

#998c8d

#978e8e

#968f90

#949191

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94948a · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#95978a · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#9b8a8a · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c898a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c898a]

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#9c898a (#9c898a) is rgb(156, 137, 138) in RGB.

No, #9c898a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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