#9c9197

Color #9c9197

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9197

RGB

rgb(156, 145, 151)

HSL

hsl(327.3, 5.3%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(327.3, 7.1%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 3.2%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(61.27, 5.18, -1.7)

LCH

lch(61.27, 5.45, 341.83)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.0155, 343.55)

HWB

hwb(327.3, 56.9%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#919c96

Analogous

#9b919c

#9c9197

#9c9191

Triadic

#9c9197

#979c91

#91979c

Split-complementary

#9c9197

#919c91

#919c9b

Tetradic

#9c9197

#9c9691

#919c96

#91979c

Square

#9c9197

#9c9b91

#919c96

#91919c

Shades

Color #9c9197 mixed toward black.

#84777e

#6a5f65

#4f474c

#352f32

#1a1819

Tints

Color #9c9197 mixed toward white.

#aca3a8

#bdb6ba

#cdc8cb

#dedadc

#eeedee

Tones

Color #9c9197 mixed toward gray.

#9b9297

#9a9397

#999497

#989597

#979697

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979796 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#989995 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#9b9494 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 6.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9197;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9197]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#9c9197 (#9c9197) is rgb(156, 145, 151) in RGB.

No, #9c9197 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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