#9e696c

Color #9e696c

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9e696c

RGB

rgb(158, 105, 108)

HSL

hsl(356.6, 21.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356.6, 33.5%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.5%, 31.6%, 38%)

LAB

lab(50.05, 21.66, 7.04)

LCH

lch(50.05, 22.78, 18.01)

OKLCH

oklch(57.8%, 0.0684, 15.7)

HWB

hwb(356.6, 41.2%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#699e9b

Analogous

#9e6987

#9e696c

#9e8169

Triadic

#9e696c

#6c9e69

#696c9e

Split-complementary

#9e696c

#699e81

#69879e

Tetradic

#9e696c

#9e9b69

#699e9b

#696c9e

Square

#9e696c

#879e69

#699e9b

#81699e

Shades

Color #9e696c mixed toward black.

#855659

#6b4547

#503435

#352223

#1b1112

Tints

Color #9e696c mixed toward white.

#ae8285

#be9b9d

#cfb4b6

#dfcdce

#efe6e7

Tones

Color #9e696c mixed toward gray.

#9a6d70

#957274

#917678

#8c7b7c

#887f80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a6b · ΔE 29.7

Deuteranopia

#8d916b · ΔE 32.6

Tritanopia

#9c6b6b · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e696c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e696c]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#9e696c (#9e696c) is rgb(158, 105, 108) in RGB.

No, #9e696c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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