#9d8280

Color #9d8280

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.94 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8280

RGB

rgb(157, 130, 128)

HSL

hsl(4.1, 12.9%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.1, 18.5%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.2%, 18.5%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(56.77, 9.99, 4.95)

LCH

lch(56.77, 11.15, 26.36)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0335, 23.04)

HWB

hwb(4.1, 50.2%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#809b9d

Analogous

#9d808d

#9d8280

#9d9180

Triadic

#9d8280

#809d82

#82809d

Split-complementary

#9d8280

#809d91

#808d9d

Tetradic

#9d8280

#9b9d80

#809b9d

#82809d

Square

#9d8280

#8d9d80

#809b9d

#91809d

Shades

Color #9d8280 mixed toward black.

#866a67

#6b5453

#503f3e

#362a29

#1b1515

Tints

Color #9d8280 mixed toward white.

#ad9795

#beacaa

#cec1c0

#ded5d5

#efeaea

Tones

Color #9d8280 mixed toward gray.

#9b8482

#988685

#968887

#938a8a

#918c8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929280 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#949681 · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#9c8181 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 11.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8280;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8280]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#9d8280 (#9d8280) is rgb(157, 130, 128) in RGB.

No, #9d8280 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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