#9b8e7b

Color #9b8e7b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 13.45 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8e7b

RGB

rgb(155, 142, 123)

HSL

hsl(35.6, 13.8%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.6, 20.6%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 20.6%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(59.66, 1.62, 11.89)

LCH

lch(59.66, 12, 82.24)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0315, 77.33)

HWB

hwb(35.6, 48.2%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b889b

Analogous

#9b7e7b

#9b8e7b

#989b7b

Triadic

#9b8e7b

#7b9b8e

#8e7b9b

Split-complementary

#9b8e7b

#7b989b

#7e7b9b

Tetradic

#9b8e7b

#889b7b

#7b889b

#8e7b9b

Square

#9b8e7b

#7b9b7e

#7b889b

#9b7b98

Shades

Color #9b8e7b mixed toward black.

#847764

#695f50

#4f473c

#353028

#1a1814

Tints

Color #9b8e7b mixed toward white.

#aca191

#bcb4a7

#cdc6bd

#ded9d3

#eeece9

Tones

Color #9b8e7b mixed toward gray.

#988d7e

#968d80

#938c83

#908c86

#8e8b88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969580 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#969781 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#9a8484 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 9.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8e7b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8e7b]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

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Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Burlywood #deb887

Frequently asked questions

#9b8e7b (#9b8e7b) is rgb(155, 142, 123) in RGB.

No, #9b8e7b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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