#9b7e7e

Color #9b7e7e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.3 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9b7e7e

RGB

rgb(155, 126, 126)

HSL

hsl(0, 12.7%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 18.7%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 18.7%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(55.48, 11.16, 4.22)

LCH

lch(55.48, 11.93, 20.71)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.036, 18.13)

HWB

hwb(0, 49.4%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e9b9b

Analogous

#9b7e8d

#9b7e7e

#9b8d7e

Triadic

#9b7e7e

#7e9b7e

#7e7e9b

Split-complementary

#9b7e7e

#7e9b8d

#7e8d9b

Tetradic

#9b7e7e

#9b9b7e

#7e9b9b

#7e7e9b

Square

#9b7e7e

#8d9b7e

#7e9b9b

#8d7e9b

Shades

Color #9b7e7e mixed toward black.

#846666

#6a5252

#4f3d3d

#352929

#1a1414

Tints

Color #9b7e7e mixed toward white.

#ac9393

#bca9a9

#cdbebe

#ded4d4

#eee9e9

Tones

Color #9b7e7e mixed toward gray.

#998080

#968383

#948585

#918888

#8f8a8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f7e · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#91937e · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#9a7e7e · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b7e7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b7e7e]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#9b7e7e (#9b7e7e) is rgb(155, 126, 126) in RGB.

No, #9b7e7e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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