#9e999c

Color #9e999c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.09 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#9e999c

RGB

rgb(158, 153, 156)

HSL

hsl(324, 2.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(324, 3.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 1.3%, 38%)

LAB

lab(63.71, 2.39, -0.92)

LCH

lch(63.71, 2.56, 338.95)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0072, 340.56)

HWB

hwb(324, 60%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999e9b

Analogous

#9e999e

#9e999c

#9e999a

Triadic

#9e999c

#9c9e99

#999c9e

Split-complementary

#9e999c

#9a9e99

#999e9e

Tetradic

#9e999c

#9e9b99

#999e9b

#999c9e

Square

#9e999c

#9e9e99

#999e9b

#999a9e

Shades

Color #9e999c mixed toward black.

#857e82

#6a6568

#504c4e

#353334

#1b191a

Tints

Color #9e999c mixed toward white.

#aeaaad

#bebbbd

#cfccce

#dfddde

#efeeef

Tones

Color #9e999c mixed toward gray.

#9e999c

#9d9a9c

#9c9b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c9b · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#9c9d9b · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#9e9b9b · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e999c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e999c]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#9e999c (#9e999c) is rgb(158, 153, 156) in RGB.

No, #9e999c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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