#9F8F9E

Accessibility

6.9:1

Vs white / black

3.04:1 · 6.9:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#9f8f9e

RGB

rgb(159, 143, 158)

RGBA

rgba(159, 143, 158, 1)

HSL

hsl(304, 8%, 59%)

HSLA

hsla(304, 8%, 59%, 1)

HSV

hsv(304, 10%, 62%)

LAB

lab(61.21% 8.74 -5.74)

LCH

lch(61.21% 10.46 326.71)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6689 0.0242 -0.0152)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6689 0.0286 327.87)

XYZ

xyz(30.29, 29.48, 36.44)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 38%)

CSS

color: #9f8f9e;

CSS variable

--color-9f8f9e: #9f8f9e;

SCSS

$color-9f8f9e: #9f8f9e;

JavaScript

const color = "#9f8f9e";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#9f8f9e";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#9f8f9e" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#9f8f9e", "rgb": { "r": 159, "g": 143, "b": 158 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6689 0.0286 327.87)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#9f8f9e-1: #9f8f9e;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Very different · ΔE 9 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

RosyBrown

Very different · ΔE 11.09 · #BC8F8F

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 11.3 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 17.89 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fdf1fc 100f0e3ef 200ddcfdc 300c7b8c6 400ac9cab 50090808f 600796b78 700615560 8004a4049 900352c34 95020171f

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f7f6f7 efecef e7e3e7 dfdadf d7d0d7 cfc7cf c7bec6 bfb4be b7abb6 afa2ae a798a6 9f8f9e 928391 857784 776b77 6a5f69 5d535c 50484f 423c42 353035 282428 1a181a 0d0c0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7f6f7 efecef e7e3e7 dfdadf d7d0d7 cfc7cf c7bec6 bfb4be b7abb6 afa2ae a798a6

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

928391 857784 776b77 6a5f69 5d535c 50484f 423c42 353035 282428 1a181a 0d0c0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

9c8e9b 9a8d99 978b97 958a94 928992 90888f 8d868d 8a858a 888488 858385 838183

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#9F8F9EStop 1 #8E9F8FStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#988E9FStop 1 #9F8F9EStop 2 #9F8E95Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#9F8F9EStop 1 #9E9F8EStop 2 #8E9E9FStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#9F8F9EStop 1 #959F8EStop 2 #8E9F98Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#372F37Stop 1 #60525FStop 2 #8A7588Stop 3 #AD9FACStop 4 #D0C8D0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #9f8f9e works

#9F8F9E (#9f8f9e) sits in the pink family at about 304° hue, 8% saturation, and 59% lightness. Contrast is 3.04:1 on white and 6.9:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #9f8f9e as small body text on white — 3.04:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Compassion, playfulness, and romance. Popular in beauty, lifestyle, and youth-focused products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Pink range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material You Neutral#938F99 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA System Gray#8E8E93 Web Safe #999999#999999 RosyBrown#BC8F8F Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Material Brown 300#A1887F Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Fill Tertiary#787880

Where #9f8f9e works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #9f8f9e as small body text on white — 3.04:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.