#9c9199

Color #9c9199

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9199

RGB

rgb(156, 145, 153)

HSL

hsl(316.4, 5.3%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316.4, 7.1%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 1.9%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(61.32, 5.56, -2.75)

LCH

lch(61.32, 6.2, 333.68)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0173, 335.06)

HWB

hwb(316.4, 56.9%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#919c94

Analogous

#99919c

#9c9199

#9c9193

Triadic

#9c9199

#999c91

#91999c

Split-complementary

#9c9199

#939c91

#919c99

Tetradic

#9c9199

#9c9491

#919c94

#91999c

Square

#9c9199

#9c9991

#919c94

#91939c

Shades

Color #9c9199 mixed toward black.

#847780

#6a5f67

#4f474d

#352f33

#1a181a

Tints

Color #9c9199 mixed toward white.

#aca3aa

#bdb6bb

#cdc8cc

#dedadd

#eeedee

Tones

Color #9c9199 mixed toward gray.

#9b9299

#9a9398

#999498

#989597

#979697

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979797 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#989997 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#9b9695 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9199;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9199]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9c9199 (#9c9199) is rgb(156, 145, 153) in RGB.

No, #9c9199 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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