#9e9c9b

Color #9e9c9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.84 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9c9b

RGB

rgb(158, 156, 155)

HSL

hsl(20, 1.5%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 1.9%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 1.9%, 38%)

LAB

lab(64.49, 0.53, 0.78)

LCH

lch(64.49, 0.94, 55.8)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0028, 49.4)

HWB

hwb(20, 60.8%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b9d9e

Analogous

#9e9b9c

#9e9c9b

#9e9e9b

Triadic

#9e9c9b

#9b9e9c

#9c9b9e

Split-complementary

#9e9c9b

#9b9e9e

#9b9c9e

Tetradic

#9e9c9b

#9d9e9b

#9b9d9e

#9c9b9e

Square

#9e9c9b

#9c9e9b

#9b9d9e

#9e9b9e

Shades

Color #9e9c9b mixed toward black.

#848281

#6a6867

#4f4e4d

#353433

#1a1a1a

Tints

Color #9e9c9b mixed toward white.

#aeadac

#bebdbc

#cfcecd

#dfdede

#efefee

Tones

Color #9e9c9b mixed toward gray.

#9e9c9b

#9e9c9c

#9d9c9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d9b · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#9d9d9b · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#9e9b9b · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9c9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9c9b]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#9e9c9b (#9e9c9b) is rgb(158, 156, 155) in RGB.

No, #9e9c9b 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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