#9a978c

Color #9a978c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.25 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9a978c

RGB

rgb(154, 151, 140)

HSL

hsl(47.1, 6.5%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.1, 9.1%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.9%, 9.1%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(62.42, -0.93, 6.18)

LCH

lch(62.42, 6.25, 98.56)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0162, 94.24)

HWB

hwb(47.1, 54.9%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c8f9a

Analogous

#9a908c

#9a978c

#969a8c

Triadic

#9a978c

#8c9a97

#978c9a

Split-complementary

#9a978c

#8c969a

#908c9a

Tetradic

#9a978c

#8f9a8c

#8c8f9a

#978c9a

Square

#9a978c

#8c9a90

#8c8f9a

#9a8c96

Shades

Color #9a978c mixed toward black.

#827f72

#68665c

#4e4c45

#34332e

#1a1917

Tints

Color #9a978c mixed toward white.

#aba89f

#bcbab2

#cccbc5

#dddcd9

#eeeeec

Tones

Color #9a978c mixed toward gray.

#99968d

#98968e

#96958f

#959491

#949492

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99998f · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#99998f · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#9a9191 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a978c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a978c]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#9a978c (#9a978c) is rgb(154, 151, 140) in RGB.

No, #9a978c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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