#9f8f9e

Color #9f8f9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8f9e

RGB

rgb(159, 143, 158)

HSL

hsl(303.8, 7.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.8, 10.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 0.6%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(61.21, 8.74, -5.74)

LCH

lch(61.21, 10.46, 326.71)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0286, 327.87)

HWB

hwb(303.8, 56.1%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f9f90

Analogous

#988f9f

#9f8f9e

#9f8f96

Triadic

#9f8f9e

#9e9f8f

#8f9e9f

Split-complementary

#9f8f9e

#969f8f

#8f9f98

Tetradic

#9f8f9e

#9f908f

#8f9f90

#8f9e9f

Square

#9f8f9e

#9f988f

#8f9f90

#8f969f

Shades

Color #9f8f9e mixed toward black.

#877486

#6c5d6b

#514651

#362e36

#1b171b

Tints

Color #9f8f9e mixed toward white.

#afa2ae

#bfb4be

#cfc7ce

#dfdadf

#efecef

Tones

Color #9f8f9e mixed toward gray.

#9e909d

#9c929c

#9b939a

#9a9499

#989698

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989b · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#999a9a · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#9e9897 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8f9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8f9e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9f8f9e (#9f8f9e) is rgb(159, 143, 158) in RGB.

No, #9f8f9e 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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