#9b9e8a

Color #9b9e8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.17 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9e8a

RGB

rgb(155, 158, 138)

HSL

hsl(69, 9.3%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69, 12.7%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 0%, 12.7%, 38%)

LAB

lab(64.37, -4.74, 10.09)

LCH

lch(64.37, 11.15, 115.16)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0287, 114.06)

HWB

hwb(69, 54.1%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d8a9e

Analogous

#9e978a

#9b9e8a

#919e8a

Triadic

#9b9e8a

#8a9b9e

#9e8a9b

Split-complementary

#9b9e8a

#8a919e

#978a9e

Tetradic

#9b9e8a

#8a9e8d

#8d8a9e

#9e8a9b

Square

#9b9e8a

#8a9e97

#8d8a9e

#9e8a91

Shades

Color #9b9e8a mixed toward black.

#838770

#696c59

#4f5143

#35362d

#1a1b16

Tints

Color #9b9e8a mixed toward white.

#acae9d

#bcbeb1

#cdcec4

#dedfd8

#eeefeb

Tones

Color #9b9e8a mixed toward gray.

#9a9c8c

#999b8d

#97998f

#969791

#959692

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c8f · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#9c9c90 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9b9394 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9e8a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#9b9e8a (#9b9e8a) is rgb(155, 158, 138) in RGB.

No, #9b9e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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