#9c9797

Color #9c9797

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.66 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9797

RGB

rgb(156, 151, 151)

HSL

hsl(0, 2.5%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 3.2%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 3.2%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(62.87, 1.82, 0.65)

LCH

lch(62.87, 1.93, 19.65)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0059, 16.89)

HWB

hwb(0, 59.2%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979c9c

Analogous

#9c979a

#9c9797

#9c9a97

Triadic

#9c9797

#979c97

#97979c

Split-complementary

#9c9797

#979c9a

#979a9c

Tetradic

#9c9797

#9c9c97

#979c9c

#97979c

Square

#9c9797

#9a9c97

#979c9c

#9a979c

Shades

Color #9c9797 mixed toward black.

#837d7d

#696464

#4f4b4b

#343232

#1a1919

Tints

Color #9c9797 mixed toward white.

#ada8a8

#bdbaba

#cecbcb

#dedcdc

#efeeee

Tones

Color #9c9797 mixed toward gray.

#9c9797

#9b9898

#9a9999

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a97 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#9a9b97 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#9c9797 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9797;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9797]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#9c9797 (#9c9797) is rgb(156, 151, 151) in RGB.

No, #9c9797 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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