#9e9f9e

Color #9e9f9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.92 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9f9e

RGB

rgb(158, 159, 158)

HSL

hsl(120, 0.5%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 0.6%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 0.6%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(65.38, -0.55, 0.39)

LCH

lch(65.38, 0.67, 144.66)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0018, 146.31)

HWB

hwb(120, 62%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f9e9f

Analogous

#9f9f9e

#9e9f9e

#9e9f9f

Triadic

#9e9f9e

#9e9e9f

#9f9e9e

Split-complementary

#9e9f9e

#9f9e9f

Tetradic

#9e9f9e

#9e9f9f

#9f9e9f

#9f9e9e

Square

#9e9f9e

#9e9f9f

#9f9e9f

#9f9f9e

Shades

Color #9e9f9e mixed toward black.

#848584

#696a69

#4f504f

#353535

#1a1b1a

Tints

Color #9e9f9e mixed toward white.

#aeafae

#bebfbe

#cfcfcf

#dfdfdf

#efefef

Tones

Color #9e9f9e mixed toward gray.

#9e9f9e

#9f9f9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 0.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9f9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9f9e]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#9e9f9e (#9e9f9e) is rgb(158, 159, 158) in RGB.

No, #9e9f9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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