#9c857b

Color #9c857b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.78 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9c857b

RGB

rgb(156, 133, 123)

HSL

hsl(18.2, 14.3%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.2, 21.2%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 21.2%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(57.34, 7.08, 8.63)

LCH

lch(57.34, 11.16, 50.63)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0319, 44.87)

HWB

hwb(18.2, 48.2%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b929c

Analogous

#9c7b81

#9c857b

#9c967b

Triadic

#9c857b

#7b9c85

#857b9c

Split-complementary

#9c857b

#7b9c96

#7b819c

Tetradic

#9c857b

#929c7b

#7b929c

#857b9c

Square

#9c857b

#819c7b

#7b929c

#967b9c

Shades

Color #9c857b mixed toward black.

#856e64

#6a5850

#50423c

#352c28

#1b1614

Tints

Color #9c857b mixed toward white.

#ad9991

#bdaea7

#cec2bd

#ded6d3

#efebe9

Tones

Color #9c857b mixed toward gray.

#99867e

#968780

#948883

#918986

#8e8a89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93927e · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#94967e · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#9b7f80 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c857b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c857b]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#9c857b (#9c857b) is rgb(156, 133, 123) in RGB.

No, #9c857b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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