#9b8f8e

Color #9b8f8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.32 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8f8e

RGB

rgb(155, 143, 142)

HSL

hsl(4.6, 6.1%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.6, 8.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 8.4%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(60.4, 4.27, 2.14)

LCH

lch(60.4, 4.78, 26.62)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0145, 23.2)

HWB

hwb(4.6, 55.7%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9a9b

Analogous

#9b8e93

#9b8f8e

#9b958e

Triadic

#9b8f8e

#8e9b8f

#8f8e9b

Split-complementary

#9b8f8e

#8e9b95

#8e939b

Tetradic

#9b8f8e

#9a9b8e

#8e9a9b

#8f8e9b

Square

#9b8f8e

#939b8e

#8e9a9b

#958e9b

Shades

Color #9b8f8e mixed toward black.

#837574

#695e5d

#4f4646

#342f2e

#1a1717

Tints

Color #9b8f8e mixed toward white.

#aca2a1

#bcb4b4

#cdc7c6

#dedad9

#eeecec

Tones

Color #9b8f8e mixed toward gray.

#9a908f

#999190

#989291

#979392

#959393

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96968e · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#97988e · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#9a8e8e · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8f8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8f8e]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#9b8f8e (#9b8f8e) is rgb(155, 143, 142) in RGB.

No, #9b8f8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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