#9d8b99

Color #9d8b99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8b99

RGB

rgb(157, 139, 153)

HSL

hsl(313.3, 8.4%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(313.3, 11.5%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 2.5%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(59.83, 9.32, -4.95)

LCH

lch(59.83, 10.55, 332.03)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.0294, 333.52)

HWB

hwb(313.3, 54.5%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b9d8f

Analogous

#988b9d

#9d8b99

#9d8b90

Triadic

#9d8b99

#999d8b

#8b999d

Split-complementary

#9d8b99

#909d8b

#8b9d98

Tetradic

#9d8b99

#9d8f8b

#8b9d8f

#8b999d

Square

#9d8b99

#9d988b

#8b9d8f

#8b909d

Shades

Color #9d8b99 mixed toward black.

#867181

#6b5a67

#50444d

#352d34

#1b171a

Tints

Color #9d8b99 mixed toward white.

#ad9eaa

#beb2bb

#cec5cc

#ded8dd

#efecee

Tones

Color #9d8b99 mixed toward gray.

#9b8c98

#9a8e97

#988f96

#979196

#959295

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969596 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#979895 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#9c9393 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8b99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8b99]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#9d8b99 (#9d8b99) is rgb(157, 139, 153) in RGB.

No, #9d8b99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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