#9b9683

Color #9b9683

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.99 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9683

RGB

rgb(155, 150, 131)

HSL

hsl(47.5, 10.7%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.5, 15.5%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 15.5%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(62.02, -1.53, 10.69)

LCH

lch(62.02, 10.8, 98.15)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0278, 94.95)

HWB

hwb(47.5, 51.4%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83889b

Analogous

#9b8a83

#9b9683

#949b83

Triadic

#9b9683

#839b96

#96839b

Split-complementary

#9b9683

#83949b

#8a839b

Tetradic

#9b9683

#889b83

#83889b

#96839b

Square

#9b9683

#839b8a

#83889b

#9b8394

Shades

Color #9b9683 mixed toward black.

#847f6a

#6a6555

#4f4c40

#35332b

#1a1915

Tints

Color #9b9683 mixed toward white.

#aca898

#bcb9ac

#cdcbc1

#dedcd6

#eeeeea

Tones

Color #9b9683 mixed toward gray.

#999585

#979487

#959389

#93918b

#91908d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999988 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#999a89 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#9b8c8c · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9683;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9683]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#9b9683 (#9b9683) is rgb(155, 150, 131) in RGB.

No, #9b9683 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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