#9e8f97

Color #9e8f97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8f97

RGB

rgb(158, 143, 151)

HSL

hsl(328, 7.2%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(328, 9.5%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 4.4%, 38%)

LAB

lab(60.91, 7.04, -2.2)

LCH

lch(60.91, 7.38, 342.65)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0211, 344.32)

HWB

hwb(328, 56.1%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f9e96

Analogous

#9d8f9e

#9e8f97

#9e8f8f

Triadic

#9e8f97

#979e8f

#8f979e

Split-complementary

#9e8f97

#8f9e8f

#8f9e9d

Tetradic

#9e8f97

#9e968f

#8f9e96

#8f979e

Square

#9e8f97

#9e9d8f

#8f9e96

#8f8f9e

Shades

Color #9e8f97 mixed toward black.

#86747e

#6c5d65

#51464c

#362f32

#1b1719

Tints

Color #9e8f97 mixed toward white.

#aea2a8

#beb4ba

#cec7cb

#dfdadc

#efecee

Tones

Color #9e8f97 mixed toward gray.

#9d9097

#9b9197

#9a9397

#999497

#989597

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989895 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#999a95 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#9d9493 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 8.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8f97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8f97]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#9e8f97 (#9e8f97) is rgb(158, 143, 151) in RGB.

No, #9e8f97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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