#9e868e

Color #9e868e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e868e

RGB

rgb(158, 134, 142)

HSL

hsl(340, 11%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340, 15.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 10.1%, 38%)

LAB

lab(58.3, 10.49, -0.89)

LCH

lch(58.3, 10.53, 355.15)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0312, 355.95)

HWB

hwb(340, 52.5%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#869e96

Analogous

#9e869a

#9e868e

#9e8a86

Triadic

#9e868e

#8e9e86

#868e9e

Split-complementary

#9e868e

#869e8a

#869a9e

Tetradic

#9e868e

#9e9686

#869e96

#868e9e

Square

#9e868e

#9a9e86

#869e96

#8a869e

Shades

Color #9e868e mixed toward black.

#876c75

#6c575e

#514146

#362b2f

#1b1617

Tints

Color #9e868e mixed toward white.

#ae9aa1

#beaeb4

#cfc3c7

#dfd7d9

#efebec

Tones

Color #9e868e mixed toward gray.

#9c888f

#9a8a8f

#988c90

#968e91

#949091

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94948c · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#96978c · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#9d8b8a · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e868e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e868e]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#9e868e (#9e868e) is rgb(158, 134, 142) in RGB.

No, #9e868e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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