#9c9291

Color #9c9291

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.74 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9291

RGB

rgb(156, 146, 145)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 5.3%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 7.1%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 7.1%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(61.37, 3.51, 1.86)

LCH

lch(61.37, 3.97, 27.92)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.012, 24.64)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 56.9%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#919b9c

Analogous

#9c9195

#9c9291

#9c9791

Triadic

#9c9291

#919c92

#92919c

Split-complementary

#9c9291

#919c97

#91959c

Tetradic

#9c9291

#9b9c91

#919b9c

#92919c

Square

#9c9291

#959c91

#919b9c

#97919c

Shades

Color #9c9291 mixed toward black.

#847877

#6a605f

#4f4847

#35302f

#1a1818

Tints

Color #9c9291 mixed toward white.

#aca4a3

#bdb6b6

#cdc8c8

#dedbda

#eeeded

Tones

Color #9c9291 mixed toward gray.

#9b9392

#9a9393

#999494

#989595

#979696

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989891 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#989991 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#9c9191 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9291;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9291]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#9c9291 (#9c9291) is rgb(156, 146, 145) in RGB.

No, #9c9291 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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