#9e8491

Color #9e8491

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8491

RGB

rgb(158, 132, 145)

HSL

hsl(330, 11.8%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 16.5%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 8.2%, 38%)

LAB

lab(57.86, 12.18, -3.25)

LCH

lch(57.86, 12.61, 345.06)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0365, 346.53)

HWB

hwb(330, 51.8%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#849e91

Analogous

#9e849e

#9e8491

#9e8484

Triadic

#9e8491

#919e84

#84919e

Split-complementary

#9e8491

#849e84

#849e9e

Tetradic

#9e8491

#9e9184

#849e91

#84919e

Square

#9e8491

#9e9e84

#849e91

#84849e

Shades

Color #9e8491 mixed toward black.

#876b79

#6c5561

#514049

#362b30

#1b1518

Tints

Color #9e8491 mixed toward white.

#ae99a3

#beadb6

#cfc2c8

#dfd6da

#efebed

Tones

Color #9e8491 mixed toward gray.

#9c8691

#9a8891

#988b91

#958d91

#938f91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93938e · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#95978d · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#9d8c8b · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8491;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8491]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#9e8491 (#9e8491) is rgb(158, 132, 145) in RGB.

No, #9e8491 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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