#9a8979

Color #9a8979

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9a8979

RGB

rgb(154, 137, 121)

HSL

hsl(29.1, 14%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(29.1, 21.4%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 21.4%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(58.17, 3.71, 10.92)

LCH

lch(58.17, 11.53, 71.24)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0311, 65.5)

HWB

hwb(29.1, 47.5%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#798a9a

Analogous

#9a7979

#9a8979

#9a9979

Triadic

#9a8979

#799a89

#89799a

Split-complementary

#9a8979

#799a99

#79799a

Tetradic

#9a8979

#8a9a79

#798a9a

#89799a

Square

#9a8979

#799a79

#798a9a

#99799a

Shades

Color #9a8979 mixed toward black.

#837263

#685b4f

#4e443b

#342e27

#1a1714

Tints

Color #9a8979 mixed toward white.

#ab9d8f

#bcb0a6

#ccc4bc

#ddd8d2

#eeebe9

Tones

Color #9a8979 mixed toward gray.

#97897c

#94897e

#928981

#8f8984

#8c8987

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93937d · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#94957e · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#998081 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a8979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a8979]

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Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#9a8979 (#9a8979) is rgb(154, 137, 121) in RGB.

No, #9a8979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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