#9b977e

Color #9b977e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 15.7 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9b977e

RGB

rgb(155, 151, 126)

HSL

hsl(51.7, 12.7%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.7, 18.7%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 18.7%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(62.18, -2.89, 13.72)

LCH

lch(62.18, 14.02, 101.89)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0358, 99.8)

HWB

hwb(51.7, 49.4%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e829b

Analogous

#9b887e

#9b977e

#919b7e

Triadic

#9b977e

#7e9b97

#977e9b

Split-complementary

#9b977e

#7e919b

#887e9b

Tetradic

#9b977e

#829b7e

#7e829b

#977e9b

Square

#9b977e

#7e9b88

#7e829b

#9b7e91

Shades

Color #9b977e mixed toward black.

#848066

#6a6652

#4f4d3d

#353329

#1a1a14

Tints

Color #9b977e mixed toward white.

#aca893

#bcbaa9

#cdcbbe

#dedcd4

#eeeee9

Tones

Color #9b977e mixed toward gray.

#999580

#969483

#949285

#919088

#8f8e8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999985 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#9a9a86 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#9b8a8b · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b977e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b977e]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#9b977e (#9b977e) is rgb(155, 151, 126) in RGB.

No, #9b977e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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