#9c8f88

Color #9c8f88

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.39 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8f88

RGB

rgb(156, 143, 136)

HSL

hsl(21, 9.2%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21, 12.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 12.8%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(60.33, 3.59, 5.47)

LCH

lch(60.33, 6.54, 56.72)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0187, 50.43)

HWB

hwb(21, 53.3%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88959c

Analogous

#9c888b

#9c8f88

#9c9988

Triadic

#9c8f88

#889c8f

#8f889c

Split-complementary

#9c8f88

#889c99

#888b9c

Tetradic

#9c8f88

#959c88

#88959c

#8f889c

Square

#9c8f88

#8b9c88

#88959c

#99889c

Shades

Color #9c8f88 mixed toward black.

#85766f

#6a5f58

#504742

#352f2c

#1b1816

Tints

Color #9c8f88 mixed toward white.

#ada29c

#bdb4b0

#cec7c4

#dedad7

#efeceb

Tones

Color #9c8f88 mixed toward gray.

#9a908a

#99908b

#97918d

#95918f

#949290

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97968a · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#97988a · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#9b8b8b · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8f88;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8f88]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#9c8f88 (#9c8f88) is rgb(156, 143, 136) in RGB.

No, #9c8f88 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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