#9c9896

Color #9c9896

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.41 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9896

RGB

rgb(156, 152, 150)

HSL

hsl(20, 2.9%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 3.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 3.8%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(63.12, 1.08, 1.57)

LCH

lch(63.12, 1.91, 55.48)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0056, 48.62)

HWB

hwb(20, 58.8%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969a9c

Analogous

#9c9697

#9c9896

#9c9b96

Triadic

#9c9896

#969c98

#98969c

Split-complementary

#9c9896

#969c9b

#96979c

Tetradic

#9c9896

#9a9c96

#969a9c

#98969c

Square

#9c9896

#979c96

#969a9c

#9b969c

Shades

Color #9c9896 mixed toward black.

#837e7c

#696563

#4f4c4a

#343332

#1a1919

Tints

Color #9c9896 mixed toward white.

#aca9a8

#bdbab9

#cdcccb

#dedddc

#eeeeee

Tones

Color #9c9896 mixed toward gray.

#9b9897

#9a9998

#999999

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a96 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#9b9b97 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#9c9797 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 2.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9896;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9896]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#9c9896 (#9c9896) is rgb(156, 152, 150) in RGB.

No, #9c9896 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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