#9c8a8a

Color #9c8a8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.04 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8a8a

RGB

rgb(156, 138, 138)

HSL

hsl(0, 8.3%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 11.5%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 11.5%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(59.05, 6.76, 2.48)

LCH

lch(59.05, 7.2, 20.15)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0217, 17.68)

HWB

hwb(0, 54.1%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a9c9c

Analogous

#9c8a93

#9c8a8a

#9c938a

Triadic

#9c8a8a

#8a9c8a

#8a8a9c

Split-complementary

#9c8a8a

#8a9c93

#8a939c

Tetradic

#9c8a8a

#9c9c8a

#8a9c9c

#8a8a9c

Square

#9c8a8a

#939c8a

#8a9c9c

#938a9c

Shades

Color #9c8a8a mixed toward black.

#857070

#6a5a5a

#504343

#352d2d

#1b1616

Tints

Color #9c8a8a mixed toward white.

#ac9d9d

#bdb1b1

#cdc4c4

#ded8d8

#eeebeb

Tones

Color #9c8a8a mixed toward gray.

#9a8b8b

#998d8d

#978e8e

#969090

#949191

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95948a · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#96978a · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#9b8a8a · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8a8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8a8a]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#9c8a8a (#9c8a8a) is rgb(156, 138, 138) in RGB.

No, #9c8a8a 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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