#9b9888

Color #9b9888

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.13 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9888

RGB

rgb(155, 152, 136)

HSL

hsl(50.5, 8.7%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.5, 12.3%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.9%, 12.3%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(62.68, -1.79, 8.81)

LCH

lch(62.68, 8.99, 101.48)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0231, 98.2)

HWB

hwb(50.5, 53.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#888b9b

Analogous

#9b8f88

#9b9888

#959b88

Triadic

#9b9888

#889b98

#98889b

Split-complementary

#9b9888

#88959b

#8f889b

Tetradic

#9b9888

#8b9b88

#888b9b

#98889b

Square

#9b9888

#889b8f

#888b9b

#9b8895

Shades

Color #9b9888 mixed toward black.

#84816f

#6a6759

#4f4d42

#35332c

#1a1a16

Tints

Color #9b9888 mixed toward white.

#aca99c

#bcbab0

#cdccc4

#deddd7

#eeeeeb

Tones

Color #9b9888 mixed toward gray.

#9a978a

#98968b

#96958d

#95948e

#939390

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a8c · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#9a9a8d · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#9b8f90 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9888;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9888]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#9b9888 (#9b9888) is rgb(155, 152, 136) in RGB.

No, #9b9888 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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