#9e9493

Color #9e9493

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.14 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9493

RGB

rgb(158, 148, 147)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 5.4%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 7%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 7%, 38%)

LAB

lab(62.13, 3.5, 1.85)

LCH

lch(62.13, 3.96, 27.86)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.012, 24.21)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 57.6%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#939d9e

Analogous

#9e9397

#9e9493

#9e9a93

Triadic

#9e9493

#939e94

#94939e

Split-complementary

#9e9493

#939e9a

#93979e

Tetradic

#9e9493

#9d9e93

#939d9e

#94939e

Square

#9e9493

#979e93

#939d9e

#9a939e

Shades

Color #9e9493 mixed toward black.

#867978

#6b6160

#504948

#363130

#1b1818

Tints

Color #9e9493 mixed toward white.

#aea6a5

#beb8b7

#cfc9c9

#dfdbdb

#efeded

Tones

Color #9e9493 mixed toward gray.

#9d9594

#9c9595

#9b9696

#9a9797

#999898

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a93 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#9a9b93 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#9e9393 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9493;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9493]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#9e9493 (#9e9493) is rgb(158, 148, 147) in RGB.

No, #9e9493 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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