#979491

Color #979491

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.02 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#979491

RGB

rgb(151, 148, 145)

HSL

hsl(30, 2.8%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 4%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(61.48, 0.53, 1.97)

LCH

lch(61.48, 2.04, 74.94)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.0056, 68.01)

HWB

hwb(30, 56.9%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#919497

Analogous

#979191

#979491

#979791

Triadic

#979491

#919794

#949197

Split-complementary

#979491

#919797

#919197

Tetradic

#979491

#949791

#919497

#949197

Square

#979491

#919791

#919497

#979197

Shades

Color #979491 mixed toward black.

#7f7b78

#656360

#4c4a48

#333130

#191918

Tints

Color #979491 mixed toward white.

#a8a6a3

#bab8b6

#cbc9c8

#dcdbda

#eeeded

Tones

Color #979491 mixed toward gray.

#969491

#969492

#959492

#959493

#949493

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969692 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#969692 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#979292 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #979491;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979491]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#979491 (#979491) is rgb(151, 148, 145) in RGB.

No, #979491 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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