#9f9e96

Color #9f9e96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.16 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9e96

RGB

rgb(159, 158, 150)

HSL

hsl(53.3, 4.5%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.3, 5.7%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 5.7%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(64.98, -1.13, 4.3)

LCH

lch(64.98, 4.45, 104.72)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0115, 101.02)

HWB

hwb(53.3, 58.8%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96979f

Analogous

#9f9a96

#9f9e96

#9c9f96

Triadic

#9f9e96

#969f9e

#9e969f

Split-complementary

#9f9e96

#969c9f

#9a969f

Tetradic

#9f9e96

#979f96

#96979f

#9e969f

Square

#9f9e96

#969f9a

#96979f

#9f969c

Shades

Color #9f9e96 mixed toward black.

#86857b

#6c6b62

#51504a

#363531

#1b1b19

Tints

Color #9f9e96 mixed toward white.

#afaea8

#bfbeb9

#cfcfcb

#dfdfdc

#efefee

Tones

Color #9f9e96 mixed toward gray.

#9e9d97

#9e9d98

#9d9c98

#9c9c99

#9b9b9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f98 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#9f9f98 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#9f9a9a · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9e96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9e96]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#9f9e96 (#9f9e96) is rgb(159, 158, 150) in RGB.

No, #9f9e96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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