#9b9f97

Color #9b9f97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.37 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9f97

RGB

rgb(155, 159, 151)

HSL

hsl(90, 4%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(90, 5%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 5%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(64.96, -2.96, 3.67)

LCH

lch(64.96, 4.71, 128.89)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0123, 128.73)

HWB

hwb(90, 59.2%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b979f

Analogous

#9f9f97

#9b9f97

#979f97

Triadic

#9b9f97

#979b9f

#9f979b

Split-complementary

#9b9f97

#97979f

#9f979f

Tetradic

#9b9f97

#979f9b

#9b979f

#9f979b

Square

#9b9f97

#979f9f

#9b979f

#9f9797

Shades

Color #9b9f97 mixed toward black.

#81867c

#676b63

#4e514a

#343632

#1a1b19

Tints

Color #9b9f97 mixed toward white.

#acafa8

#bcbfba

#cdcfcb

#dedfdc

#eeefee

Tones

Color #9b9f97 mixed toward gray.

#9b9e98

#9b9d99

#9b9c9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d99 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9c99 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9f97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9f97]

Related colors

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#9b9f97 (#9b9f97) is rgb(155, 159, 151) in RGB.

No, #9b9f97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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