#9d897d

Color #9d897d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.83 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9d897d

RGB

rgb(157, 137, 125)

HSL

hsl(22.5, 14%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.5, 20.4%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 20.4%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(58.55, 5.53, 9.21)

LCH

lch(58.55, 10.74, 59.02)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.03, 52.86)

HWB

hwb(22.5, 49%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d919d

Analogous

#9d7d81

#9d897d

#9d997d

Triadic

#9d897d

#7d9d89

#897d9d

Split-complementary

#9d897d

#7d9d99

#7d819d

Tetradic

#9d897d

#919d7d

#7d919d

#897d9d

Square

#9d897d

#819d7d

#7d919d

#997d9d

Shades

Color #9d897d mixed toward black.

#867165

#6b5b51

#50443d

#362d28

#1b1714

Tints

Color #9d897d mixed toward white.

#ad9d93

#beb0a8

#cec4be

#ded8d4

#efebe9

Tones

Color #9d897d mixed toward gray.

#9a8a80

#988a82

#958b85

#928c88

#908c8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#959580 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#969781 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#9c8283 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d897d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d897d]

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Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Frequently asked questions

#9d897d (#9d897d) is rgb(157, 137, 125) in RGB.

No, #9d897d 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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