#9c9a99

Color #9c9a99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.58 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9a99

RGB

rgb(156, 154, 153)

HSL

hsl(20, 1.5%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 1.9%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 1.9%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(63.74, 0.53, 0.78)

LCH

lch(63.74, 0.94, 55.8)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0028, 49.4)

HWB

hwb(20, 60%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999b9c

Analogous

#9c999a

#9c9a99

#9c9c99

Triadic

#9c9a99

#999c9a

#9a999c

Split-complementary

#9c9a99

#999c9c

#999a9c

Tetradic

#9c9a99

#9b9c99

#999b9c

#9a999c

Square

#9c9a99

#9a9c99

#999b9c

#9c999c

Shades

Color #9c9a99 mixed toward black.

#83807f

#696765

#4e4d4c

#343333

#1a1a19

Tints

Color #9c9a99 mixed toward white.

#adabaa

#bdbcbb

#cecdcc

#dedddd

#efeeee

Tones

Color #9c9a99 mixed toward gray.

#9c9a99

#9c9a9a

#9b9a9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b99 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#9b9b99 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#9c9999 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 1.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9a99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9a99]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#9c9a99 (#9c9a99) is rgb(156, 154, 153) in RGB.

No, #9c9a99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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