#9b8f6f

Color #9b8f6f

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 17.34 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8f6f

RGB

rgb(155, 143, 111)

HSL

hsl(43.6, 18%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.6, 28.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 28.4%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(59.67, -0.73, 18.68)

LCH

lch(59.67, 18.69, 92.24)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0473, 89.88)

HWB

hwb(43.6, 43.5%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f7b9b

Analogous

#9b796f

#9b8f6f

#919b6f

Triadic

#9b8f6f

#6f9b8f

#8f6f9b

Split-complementary

#9b8f6f

#6f919b

#796f9b

Tetradic

#9b8f6f

#7b9b6f

#6f7b9b

#8f6f9b

Square

#9b8f6f

#6f9b79

#6f7b9b

#9b6f91

Shades

Color #9b8f6f mixed toward black.

#83785b

#696049

#4f4837

#343024

#1a1812

Tints

Color #9b8f6f mixed toward white.

#aca287

#bcb49f

#cdc7b7

#dedacf

#eeece7

Tones

Color #9b8f6f mixed toward gray.

#978d73

#948c76

#908a7a

#8c887e

#898781

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969678 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#97987a · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#9a7e7f · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8f6f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8f6f]

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Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

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Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#9b8f6f (#9b8f6f) is rgb(155, 143, 111) in RGB.

No, #9b8f6f 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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