#9c9596

Color #9c9596

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9596

RGB

rgb(156, 149, 150)

HSL

hsl(351.4, 3.4%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(351.4, 4.5%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 3.8%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(62.31, 2.75, 0.39)

LCH

lch(62.31, 2.78, 8.07)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0084, 7.55)

HWB

hwb(351.4, 58.4%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#959c9b

Analogous

#9c9599

#9c9596

#9c9795

Triadic

#9c9596

#969c95

#95969c

Split-complementary

#9c9596

#959c97

#95999c

Tetradic

#9c9596

#9c9b95

#959c9b

#95969c

Square

#9c9596

#999c95

#959c9b

#97959c

Shades

Color #9c9596 mixed toward black.

#837b7c

#696263

#4f4a4a

#353132

#1a1919

Tints

Color #9c9596 mixed toward white.

#aca7a8

#bdb8b9

#cdcacb

#dedcdc

#eeedee

Tones

Color #9c9596 mixed toward gray.

#9b9696

#9b9697

#9a9797

#9a9798

#999898

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999996 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#999a96 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#9c9696 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 3.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9596]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#9c9596 (#9c9596) is rgb(156, 149, 150) in RGB.

No, #9c9596 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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