#9c9889

Color #9c9889

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.68 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9889

RGB

rgb(156, 152, 137)

HSL

hsl(47.4, 8.8%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.4, 12.2%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 12.2%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(62.79, -1.24, 8.42)

LCH

lch(62.79, 8.51, 98.38)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.022, 94.7)

HWB

hwb(47.4, 53.7%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#898d9c

Analogous

#9c8f89

#9c9889

#979c89

Triadic

#9c9889

#899c98

#98899c

Split-complementary

#9c9889

#89979c

#8f899c

Tetradic

#9c9889

#8d9c89

#898d9c

#98899c

Square

#9c9889

#899c8f

#898d9c

#9c8997

Shades

Color #9c9889 mixed toward black.

#85806f

#6a6759

#504d43

#35332d

#1b1a16

Tints

Color #9c9889 mixed toward white.

#ada99d

#bdbab0

#ceccc4

#deddd8

#efeeeb

Tones

Color #9c9889 mixed toward gray.

#9b978b

#99968c

#97958e

#96948f

#949491

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a8d · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#9b9b8e · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#9c9090 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9889;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9889]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#9c9889 (#9c9889) is rgb(156, 152, 137) in RGB.

No, #9c9889 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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