#9b8b84

Color #9b8b84

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.37 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8b84

RGB

rgb(155, 139, 132)

HSL

hsl(18.3, 10.3%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.3, 14.8%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 14.8%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(59.07, 4.77, 5.92)

LCH

lch(59.07, 7.6, 51.14)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.022, 45.18)

HWB

hwb(18.3, 51.8%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#84949b

Analogous

#9b8489

#9b8b84

#9b9784

Triadic

#9b8b84

#849b8b

#8b849b

Split-complementary

#9b8b84

#849b97

#84899b

Tetradic

#9b8b84

#949b84

#84949b

#8b849b

Square

#9b8b84

#899b84

#84949b

#97849b

Shades

Color #9b8b84 mixed toward black.

#84736b

#6a5c56

#4f4540

#352e2b

#1a1715

Tints

Color #9b8b84 mixed toward white.

#ac9e99

#bcb2ad

#cdc5c2

#ded8d6

#eeeceb

Tones

Color #9b8b84 mixed toward gray.

#998c86

#978d88

#958d8a

#938e8c

#918f8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#949486 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#959686 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#9a8787 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8b84;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8b84]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#9b8b84 (#9b8b84) is rgb(155, 139, 132) in RGB.

No, #9b8b84 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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