#9b9889

Color #9b9889

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.68 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9889

RGB

rgb(155, 152, 137)

HSL

hsl(50, 8.3%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50, 11.6%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.9%, 11.6%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(62.7, -1.62, 8.29)

LCH

lch(62.7, 8.45, 101.06)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0218, 97.65)

HWB

hwb(50, 53.7%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#898c9b

Analogous

#9b8f89

#9b9889

#959b89

Triadic

#9b9889

#899b98

#98899b

Split-complementary

#9b9889

#89959b

#8f899b

Tetradic

#9b9889

#8c9b89

#898c9b

#98899b

Square

#9b9889

#899b8f

#898c9b

#9b8995

Shades

Color #9b9889 mixed toward black.

#848170

#696759

#4f4d43

#35332d

#1a1a16

Tints

Color #9b9889 mixed toward white.

#aca99d

#bcbab0

#cdccc4

#deddd8

#eeeeeb

Tones

Color #9b9889 mixed toward gray.

#9a978b

#98968c

#97958e

#95948f

#949391

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a8d · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#9a9a8e · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#9b9090 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9889;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9889]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#9b9889 (#9b9889) is rgb(155, 152, 137) in RGB.

No, #9b9889 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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