#9d8a8d

Color #9d8a8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8a8d

RGB

rgb(157, 138, 141)

HSL

hsl(350.5, 8.8%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350.5, 12.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 10.2%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(59.22, 7.67, 1.02)

LCH

lch(59.22, 7.74, 7.58)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0233, 6.91)

HWB

hwb(350.5, 54.1%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a9d9a

Analogous

#9d8a96

#9d8a8d

#9d908a

Triadic

#9d8a8d

#8d9d8a

#8a8d9d

Split-complementary

#9d8a8d

#8a9d90

#8a969d

Tetradic

#9d8a8d

#9d9a8a

#8a9d9a

#8a8d9d

Square

#9d8a8d

#969d8a

#8a9d9a

#908a9d

Shades

Color #9d8a8d mixed toward black.

#867073

#6b5a5c

#504345

#352d2e

#1b1617

Tints

Color #9d8a8d mixed toward white.

#ad9da0

#beb1b3

#cec4c6

#ded8d9

#efebec

Tones

Color #9d8a8d mixed toward gray.

#9b8b8e

#9a8d8f

#988f90

#979091

#959292

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95958c · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#96988c · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#9c8c8c · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8a8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8a8d]

Related colors

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#9d8a8d (#9d8a8d) is rgb(157, 138, 141) in RGB.

No, #9d8a8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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