#9e8a96

Color #9e8a96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8a96

RGB

rgb(158, 138, 150)

HSL

hsl(324, 9.3%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(324, 12.7%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 5.1%, 38%)

LAB

lab(59.57, 9.68, -3.61)

LCH

lch(59.57, 10.33, 339.55)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0294, 341.13)

HWB

hwb(324, 54.1%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a9e92

Analogous

#9c8a9e

#9e8a96

#9e8a8c

Triadic

#9e8a96

#969e8a

#8a969e

Split-complementary

#9e8a96

#8c9e8a

#8a9e9c

Tetradic

#9e8a96

#9e928a

#8a9e92

#8a969e

Square

#9e8a96

#9e9c8a

#8a9e92

#8a8c9e

Shades

Color #9e8a96 mixed toward black.

#87707e

#6c5964

#51434b

#362d32

#1b1619

Tints

Color #9e8a96 mixed toward white.

#ae9da7

#beb1b9

#cec4ca

#dfd8dc

#efebed

Tones

Color #9e8a96 mixed toward gray.

#9c8c96

#9b8d95

#998f95

#979195

#969294

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969693 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#979893 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#9d9190 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8a96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8a96]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#9e8a96 (#9e8a96) is rgb(158, 138, 150) in RGB.

No, #9e8a96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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