#9d887c

Color #9d887c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.04 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9d887c

RGB

rgb(157, 136, 124)

HSL

hsl(21.8, 14.4%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.8, 21%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 21%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(58.26, 5.94, 9.37)

LCH

lch(58.26, 11.09, 57.63)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0311, 51.66)

HWB

hwb(21.8, 48.6%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c919d

Analogous

#9d7c81

#9d887c

#9d987c

Triadic

#9d887c

#7c9d88

#887c9d

Split-complementary

#9d887c

#7c9d98

#7c819d

Tetradic

#9d887c

#919d7c

#7c919d

#887c9d

Square

#9d887c

#819d7c

#7c919d

#987c9d

Shades

Color #9d887c mixed toward black.

#867064

#6b5a50

#50433c

#362d28

#1b1614

Tints

Color #9d887c mixed toward white.

#ad9c92

#beb0a8

#cec3be

#ded7d3

#efebe9

Tones

Color #9d887c mixed toward gray.

#9a897f

#978a82

#958a84

#928b87

#8f8c8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94947f · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#969780 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#9c8182 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d887c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d887c]

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Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

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Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#9d887c (#9d887c) is rgb(157, 136, 124) in RGB.

No, #9d887c 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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