#9c9b93

Color #9c9b93

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9b93

RGB

rgb(156, 155, 147)

HSL

hsl(53.3, 4.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.3, 5.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 5.8%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(63.85, -1.13, 4.32)

LCH

lch(63.85, 4.47, 104.66)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0115, 101.02)

HWB

hwb(53.3, 57.6%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93949c

Analogous

#9c9693

#9c9b93

#989c93

Triadic

#9c9b93

#939c9b

#9b939c

Split-complementary

#9c9b93

#93989c

#96939c

Tetradic

#9c9b93

#949c93

#93949c

#9b939c

Square

#9c9b93

#939c96

#93949c

#9c9398

Shades

Color #9c9b93 mixed toward black.

#848279

#696861

#4f4e48

#353430

#1a1a18

Tints

Color #9c9b93 mixed toward white.

#acaca5

#bdbcb7

#cdcdc9

#dededb

#eeeeed

Tones

Color #9c9b93 mixed toward gray.

#9b9a94

#9a9a95

#9a9995

#999996

#989897

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c95 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#9c9c95 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#9c9797 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9b93;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9b93]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#9c9b93 (#9c9b93) is rgb(156, 155, 147) in RGB.

No, #9c9b93 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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