#9e8484

Color #9e8484

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.81 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8484

RGB

rgb(158, 132, 132)

HSL

hsl(0, 11.8%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 16.5%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 16.5%, 38%)

LAB

lab(57.5, 9.9, 3.71)

LCH

lch(57.5, 10.57, 20.54)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.0319, 18.09)

HWB

hwb(0, 51.8%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#849e9e

Analogous

#9e8491

#9e8484

#9e9184

Triadic

#9e8484

#849e84

#84849e

Split-complementary

#9e8484

#849e91

#84919e

Tetradic

#9e8484

#9e9e84

#849e9e

#84849e

Square

#9e8484

#919e84

#849e9e

#91849e

Shades

Color #9e8484 mixed toward black.

#876b6b

#6c5555

#514040

#362b2b

#1b1515

Tints

Color #9e8484 mixed toward white.

#ae9999

#beadad

#cfc2c2

#dfd6d6

#efebeb

Tones

Color #9e8484 mixed toward gray.

#9c8686

#9a8888

#988b8b

#958d8d

#938f8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939384 · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#959784 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#9d8484 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8484;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8484]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#9e8484 (#9e8484) is rgb(158, 132, 132) in RGB.

No, #9e8484 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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