#9f878d

Color #9f878d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9f878d

RGB

rgb(159, 135, 141)

HSL

hsl(345, 11.1%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 15.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 11.3%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(58.62, 10.12, 0.17)

LCH

lch(58.62, 10.12, 0.96)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0303, 1.13)

HWB

hwb(345, 52.9%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#879f99

Analogous

#9f8799

#9f878d

#9f8d87

Triadic

#9f878d

#8d9f87

#878d9f

Split-complementary

#9f878d

#879f8d

#87999f

Tetradic

#9f878d

#9f9987

#879f99

#878d9f

Square

#9f878d

#999f87

#879f99

#8d879f

Shades

Color #9f878d mixed toward black.

#886d74

#6d575c

#524145

#362c2e

#1b1617

Tints

Color #9f878d mixed toward white.

#af9ba0

#bfafb3

#cfc3c6

#dfd7d9

#efebec

Tones

Color #9f878d mixed toward gray.

#9d898e

#9b8b8f

#998d90

#978f91

#959192

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95958c · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#97988b · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#9e8a8a · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f878d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f878d]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#9f878d (#9f878d) is rgb(159, 135, 141) in RGB.

No, #9f878d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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