#9e8e9e

Color #9e8e9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 13.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8e9e

RGB

rgb(158, 142, 158)

HSL

hsl(300, 7.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 10.1%, 62%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(60.86, 8.95, -6.27)

LCH

lch(60.86, 10.93, 324.99)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0297, 325.83)

HWB

hwb(300, 55.7%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9e8e

Analogous

#968e9e

#9e8e9e

#9e8e96

Triadic

#9e8e9e

#9e9e8e

#8e9e9e

Split-complementary

#9e8e9e

#969e8e

#8e9e96

Tetradic

#9e8e9e

#9e8e8e

#8e9e8e

#8e9e9e

Square

#9e8e9e

#9e968e

#8e9e8e

#8e969e

Shades

Color #9e8e9e mixed toward black.

#867386

#6c5c6c

#514551

#362e36

#1b171b

Tints

Color #9e8e9e mixed toward white.

#aea1ae

#beb4be

#cec6ce

#dfd9df

#efecef

Tones

Color #9e8e9e mixed toward gray.

#9d8f9d

#9b919b

#9a929a

#999399

#979597

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97979a · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#989999 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#9d9797 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8e9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8e9e]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#9e8e9e (#9e8e9e) is rgb(158, 142, 158) in RGB.

No, #9e8e9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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