#9C8997

#9C8997

Color Values

HEX

#9C8997

RGB

156, 137, 151

HSL

315.8, 8.8%, 57.5%

HSV

315.8, 12.2%, 61.2%

CMYK

0.0%, 12.2%, 3.2%, 38.8%

OKLCH

0.6516 0.0303 335.2

Properties

Warm Light Nearest: RAL 4009 Pastel Violet

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#9C8997

#899C8E

Analogous

#98899C

#9C898E

#9C8997

Triadic

#9C8997

#979C89

#89979C

Split Complementary

#9C8997

#8E9C89

#899C98

Tetradic

#9C8997

#9C9889

#899C8E

#898E9C

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#9C8997

Protanopia

#949494

Deuteranopia

#959693

Tritanopia

#9B9190

Achromatopsia

#8E8E8E

CSS Usage

background-color: #9C8997;
color: #9C8997;
border-color: #9C8997;
Nearest Tailwind: Zinc 400 #A1A1AA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F7F8
100
#EEECEE
200
#DED8DD
300
#C7BCC4
400
#A998A5
500
#8B7485
600
#6F5D6A
700
#594A55
800
#453A42
900
#342D32
950
#211C20

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.26:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.44:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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