#9f9887

Color #9f9887

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.69 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9887

RGB

rgb(159, 152, 135)

HSL

hsl(42.5, 11.1%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.5, 15.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 15.1%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(62.99, -0.43, 9.87)

LCH

lch(62.99, 9.88, 92.49)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0256, 88.21)

HWB

hwb(42.5, 52.9%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#878e9f

Analogous

#9f8c87

#9f9887

#9a9f87

Triadic

#9f9887

#879f98

#98879f

Split-complementary

#9f9887

#879a9f

#8c879f

Tetradic

#9f9887

#8e9f87

#878e9f

#98879f

Square

#9f9887

#879f8c

#878e9f

#9f879a

Shades

Color #9f9887 mixed toward black.

#88806d

#6d6657

#524d41

#36332c

#1b1a16

Tints

Color #9f9887 mixed toward white.

#afa99b

#bfbaaf

#cfcbc3

#dfddd7

#efeeeb

Tones

Color #9f9887 mixed toward gray.

#9d9789

#9b968b

#99958d

#97958f

#959491

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c8b · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#9c9d8c · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#9f8f8f · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9887;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9887]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#9f9887 (#9f9887) is rgb(159, 152, 135) in RGB.

No, #9f9887 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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