#9b8b8b

Color #9b8b8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.53 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8b8b

RGB

rgb(155, 139, 139)

HSL

hsl(0, 7.4%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 10.3%, 60.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(59.25, 5.99, 2.19)

LCH

lch(59.25, 6.38, 20.08)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0193, 17.78)

HWB

hwb(0, 54.5%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b9b9b

Analogous

#9b8b93

#9b8b8b

#9b938b

Triadic

#9b8b8b

#8b9b8b

#8b8b9b

Split-complementary

#9b8b8b

#8b9b93

#8b939b

Tetradic

#9b8b8b

#9b9b8b

#8b9b9b

#8b8b9b

Square

#9b8b8b

#939b8b

#8b9b9b

#938b9b

Shades

Color #9b8b8b mixed toward black.

#837171

#695b5b

#4f4444

#352d2d

#1a1717

Tints

Color #9b8b8b mixed toward white.

#ac9e9e

#bcb2b2

#cdc5c5

#ded8d8

#eeecec

Tones

Color #9b8b8b mixed toward gray.

#9a8c8c

#988e8e

#978f8f

#969090

#949292

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94948b · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#95968b · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#9a8b8b · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8b8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8b8b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#9b8b8b (#9b8b8b) is rgb(155, 139, 139) in RGB.

No, #9b8b8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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