#9f8e81

Color #9f8e81

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8e81

RGB

rgb(159, 142, 129)

HSL

hsl(26, 13.5%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(26, 18.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 18.9%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(60.16, 4.15, 9.24)

LCH

lch(60.16, 10.13, 65.81)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0278, 59.57)

HWB

hwb(26, 50.6%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81929f

Analogous

#9f8183

#9f8e81

#9f9d81

Triadic

#9f8e81

#819f8e

#8e819f

Split-complementary

#9f8e81

#819f9d

#81839f

Tetradic

#9f8e81

#929f81

#81929f

#8e819f

Square

#9f8e81

#839f81

#81929f

#9d819f

Shades

Color #9f8e81 mixed toward black.

#887668

#6d5e53

#52473e

#372f2a

#1b1815

Tints

Color #9f8e81 mixed toward white.

#afa196

#bfb4ab

#cfc7c0

#dfd9d5

#efecea

Tones

Color #9f8e81 mixed toward gray.

#9d8e84

#9a8f86

#988f89

#958f8b

#93908e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989884 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#999a85 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#9e8787 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8e81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8e81]

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Frequently asked questions

#9f8e81 (#9f8e81) is rgb(159, 142, 129) in RGB.

No, #9f8e81 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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