#9f8a9d

Color #9f8a9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8a9d

RGB

rgb(159, 138, 157)

HSL

hsl(305.7, 9.9%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.7, 13.2%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 1.3%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(59.87, 11.38, -7.15)

LCH

lch(59.87, 13.44, 327.86)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.037, 329.06)

HWB

hwb(305.7, 54.1%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a9f8c

Analogous

#968a9f

#9f8a9d

#9f8a92

Triadic

#9f8a9d

#9d9f8a

#8a9d9f

Split-complementary

#9f8a9d

#929f8a

#8a9f96

Tetradic

#9f8a9d

#9f8c8a

#8a9f8c

#8a9d9f

Square

#9f8a9d

#9f968a

#8a9f8c

#8a929f

Shades

Color #9f8a9d mixed toward black.

#886f86

#6d596b

#524350

#362d35

#1b161b

Tints

Color #9f8a9d mixed toward white.

#af9dad

#bfb1be

#cfc4ce

#dfd8de

#efebef

Tones

Color #9f8a9d mixed toward gray.

#9d8c9c

#9b8d9a

#9a8f99

#989197

#969396

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969699 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#989998 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#9e9594 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8a9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8a9d]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9f8a9d (#9f8a9d) is rgb(159, 138, 157) in RGB.

No, #9f8a9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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