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#9F8197 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #9F8197 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#9F8197 Color Information

#9F8197 RGB value is (159, 129, 151). The hex color red value is 159, green is 129, and blue is 151. Its HSL format shows a hue of 316°, saturation of 14 percent, and lightness of56 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 19 percent, 5 percent, 38percent.

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#9F8197 Color Meaning

color #9F8197 conveys muted elegance, historical sentiment, and complex subtlety. #9F8197 dusty, grayish purple-brown suggests faded tapestry, antique pottery, or shadows in an old garden. Psychologically, Color #9F8197 is sophisticated and introspective, encouraging a nuanced understanding of history, memory, and layered emotion. #9F8197 soothes with its complexity, offering a color space that feels rich with unspoken stories and dignified age. #9F8197 color is emotionally resonant but quiet and reserved. Symbolically, color #9F8197 represents the patina of experience, beauty that is inseparable from time, and mystery that has been integrated into the everyday. #9F8197 is the color of a forgotten, leather-bound journal. Culturally, #9F8197 appears in heritage branding, period film costuming, and museum displays, where #9F8197 conveys authenticity, depth, and a tangible connection to the past. color #9F8197 provides a visual language for expressing tradition, subtlety, and refined melancholy.

Color Conversion

Convert #9F8197 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#9F8197
RGB
rgb(159, 129, 151)
HSL
hsl(316°, 14%, 56%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 19%, 5%, 38%)
HSV
hsv(316°, 19%, 62%)
XYZ
27.7342 25.3058 32.7009
Yxy
25.3058 0.3235 0.2951
Hunter Lab
50.3049 1.7219 -0.7632
CIE-Lab
57.3722 15.3774 -7.4320

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red159 / 255 (62%)
62%
Green129 / 255 (51%)
51%
Blue151 / 255 (59%)
59%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta19 / 100 (19%)
19%
Yellow5 / 100 (5%)
Key (Black)38 / 100 (38%)
38%

Color Variations

#9F8197 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#9F8197 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #9F8197 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

3.46:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

3.46:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

3.46:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #9F8197 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

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protanopia

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Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #9F8197;

Text Color

color: #9F8197;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #9F8197;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #9F819740;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #9F8197;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9F8197 0%, #5f4859 100%);

#9F8197 Color FAQs

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