#9d9799

Color #9d9799

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.74 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9d9799

RGB

rgb(157, 151, 153)

HSL

hsl(340, 3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340, 3.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 2.5%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(63.01, 2.57, -0.27)

LCH

lch(63.01, 2.58, 354)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0075, 354.67)

HWB

hwb(340, 59.2%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979d9b

Analogous

#9d979c

#9d9799

#9d9897

Triadic

#9d9799

#999d97

#97999d

Split-complementary

#9d9799

#979d98

#979c9d

Tetradic

#9d9799

#9d9b97

#979d9b

#97999d

Square

#9d9799

#9c9d97

#979d9b

#98979d

Shades

Color #9d9799 mixed toward black.

#847d7f

#6a6466

#4f4b4c

#353233

#1a1919

Tints

Color #9d9799 mixed toward white.

#ada8aa

#bebabb

#cecbcc

#dedcdd

#efeeee

Tones

Color #9d9799 mixed toward gray.

#9d9799

#9c9899

#9c999a

#9b999a

#9b9a9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a99 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#9b9b98 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#9d9898 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d9799;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d9799]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#9d9799 (#9d9799) is rgb(157, 151, 153) in RGB.

No, #9d9799 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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