#9e5572

Color #9e5572

A muted medium pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 19.34 Nearest Tailwind class pink-700 #c6005c · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#9e5572

RGB

rgb(158, 85, 114)

HSL

hsl(336.2, 30%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(336.2, 46.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 27.8%, 38%)

LAB

lab(45.61, 33.74, -3)

LCH

lch(45.61, 33.87, 354.92)

OKLCH

oklch(54.4%, 0.1022, 355.79)

HWB

hwb(336.2, 33.3%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#559e81

Analogous

#9e5596

#9e5572

#9e5c55

Triadic

#9e5572

#729e55

#55729e

Split-complementary

#9e5572

#559e5c

#55969e

Tetradic

#9e5572

#9e8155

#559e81

#55729e

Square

#9e5572

#969e55

#559e81

#5c559e

Shades

Color #9e5572 mixed toward black.

#83475f

#69394c

#4f2a39

#351c26

#1a0e13

Tints

Color #9e5572 mixed toward white.

#b16e89

#c18ba0

#d0a8b8

#e0c5d0

#efe2e7

Tones

Color #9e5572 mixed toward gray.

#985b73

#926174

#8c6776

#866d77

#7f7378

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4:1

White text reads better on this background (5.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85846c · ΔE 34.7

Deuteranopia

#888d6a · ΔE 40.1

Tritanopia

#9b6765 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 22.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e5572;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e5572]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#9e5572 (#9e5572) is rgb(158, 85, 114) in RGB.

No, #9e5572 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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