#9b8b74

Color #9b8b74

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 15.54 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8b74

RGB

rgb(155, 139, 116)

HSL

hsl(35.4, 16.3%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.4, 25.2%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 25.2%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(58.69, 2.22, 14.51)

LCH

lch(58.69, 14.68, 81.3)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0382, 76.84)

HWB

hwb(35.4, 45.5%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74849b

Analogous

#9b7774

#9b8b74

#979b74

Triadic

#9b8b74

#749b8b

#8b749b

Split-complementary

#9b8b74

#74979b

#77749b

Tetradic

#9b8b74

#849b74

#74849b

#8b749b

Square

#9b8b74

#749b77

#74849b

#9b7497

Shades

Color #9b8b74 mixed toward black.

#83745e

#695d4c

#4f4639

#342e26

#1a1713

Tints

Color #9b8b74 mixed toward white.

#ac9e8b

#bcb2a2

#cdc5b9

#ded8d1

#eeece8

Tones

Color #9b8b74 mixed toward gray.

#988a77

#948a7a

#91897e

#8e8981

#8b8884

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94947a · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#95967b · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#9a7f80 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8b74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8b74]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#9b8b74 (#9b8b74) is rgb(155, 139, 116) in RGB.

No, #9b8b74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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