#9e8a88

Color #9e8a88

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.87 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#9e8a88

RGB

rgb(158, 138, 136)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 10.2%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 13.9%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 13.9%, 38%)

LAB

lab(59.18, 7.17, 3.84)

LCH

lch(59.18, 8.13, 28.17)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0244, 24.68)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 53.3%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#889c9e

Analogous

#9e8891

#9e8a88

#9e9588

Triadic

#9e8a88

#889e8a

#8a889e

Split-complementary

#9e8a88

#889e95

#88919e

Tetradic

#9e8a88

#9c9e88

#889c9e

#8a889e

Square

#9e8a88

#919e88

#889c9e

#95889e

Shades

Color #9e8a88 mixed toward black.

#87706e

#6c5a58

#514342

#362d2c

#1b1616

Tints

Color #9e8a88 mixed toward white.

#ae9d9c

#beb1b0

#cec4c3

#dfd8d7

#efebeb

Tones

Color #9e8a88 mixed toward gray.

#9c8b8a

#9a8d8c

#988e8d

#97908f

#959191

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969688 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#979889 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#9d8989 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8a88;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8a88]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#9e8a88 (#9e8a88) is rgb(158, 138, 136) in RGB.

No, #9e8a88 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #9e8a88, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast