#9c9498

Color #9c9498

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9498

RGB

rgb(156, 148, 152)

HSL

hsl(330, 3.9%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 5.1%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 2.6%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(62.1, 3.69, -1.05)

LCH

lch(62.1, 3.84, 344.12)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0109, 345.71)

HWB

hwb(330, 58%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#949c98

Analogous

#9c949c

#9c9498

#9c9494

Triadic

#9c9498

#989c94

#94989c

Split-complementary

#9c9498

#949c94

#949c9c

Tetradic

#9c9498

#9c9894

#949c98

#94989c

Square

#9c9498

#9c9c94

#949c98

#94949c

Shades

Color #9c9498 mixed toward black.

#847a7f

#696165

#4f494c

#353133

#1a1819

Tints

Color #9c9498 mixed toward white.

#aca6a9

#bdb8ba

#cdc9cb

#dedbdd

#eeedee

Tones

Color #9c9498 mixed toward gray.

#9b9598

#9a9698

#999798

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999997 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#999a97 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#9c9696 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9498;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9498]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#9c9498 (#9c9498) is rgb(156, 148, 152) in RGB.

No, #9c9498 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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