#9b8480

Color #9b8480

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.32 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8480

RGB

rgb(155, 132, 128)

HSL

hsl(8.9, 11.9%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.9, 17.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 17.4%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(57.1, 8.07, 5.4)

LCH

lch(57.1, 9.71, 33.79)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0288, 29.5)

HWB

hwb(8.9, 50.2%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80979b

Analogous

#9b808a

#9b8480

#9b9280

Triadic

#9b8480

#809b84

#84809b

Split-complementary

#9b8480

#809b92

#808a9b

Tetradic

#9b8480

#979b80

#80979b

#84809b

Square

#9b8480

#8a9b80

#80979b

#92809b

Shades

Color #9b8480 mixed toward black.

#846c68

#6a5653

#4f413e

#352b2a

#1a1615

Tints

Color #9b8480 mixed toward white.

#ac9995

#bcadaa

#cdc2c0

#ded6d5

#eeebea

Tones

Color #9b8480 mixed toward gray.

#998682

#978785

#948987

#928a89

#908c8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929181 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#939581 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#9a8282 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8480;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8480]

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Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#9b8480 (#9b8480) is rgb(155, 132, 128) in RGB.

No, #9b8480 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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