#9c9b9b

Color #9c9b9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.19 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9b9b

RGB

rgb(156, 155, 155)

HSL

hsl(0, 0.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 0.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(64.06, 0.36, 0.13)

LCH

lch(64.06, 0.38, 19.86)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0011, 15.26)

HWB

hwb(0, 60.8%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b9c9c

Analogous

#9c9b9c

#9c9b9b

#9c9c9b

Triadic

#9c9b9b

#9b9c9b

#9b9b9c

Split-complementary

#9c9b9b

#9b9c9c

Tetradic

#9c9b9b

#9c9c9b

#9b9c9c

#9b9b9c

Square

#9c9b9b

#9c9c9b

#9b9c9c

#9c9b9c

Shades

Color #9c9b9b mixed toward black.

#828181

#686767

#4e4d4d

#343434

#1a1a1a

Tints

Color #9c9b9b mixed toward white.

#adacac

#bdbcbc

#cecdcd

#dedede

#efeeee

Tones

Color #9c9b9b mixed toward gray.

#9c9b9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c9b · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#9c9c9b · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#9c9b9b · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 0.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9b9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9b9b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#9c9b9b (#9c9b9b) is rgb(156, 155, 155) in RGB.

No, #9c9b9b 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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