#9c8383

Color #9c8383

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.43 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8383

RGB

rgb(156, 131, 131)

HSL

hsl(0, 11.2%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 16%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(57.02, 9.53, 3.56)

LCH

lch(57.02, 10.17, 20.48)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0307, 18.02)

HWB

hwb(0, 51.4%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#839c9c

Analogous

#9c8390

#9c8383

#9c9083

Triadic

#9c8383

#839c83

#83839c

Split-complementary

#9c8383

#839c90

#83909c

Tetradic

#9c8383

#9c9c83

#839c9c

#83839c

Square

#9c8383

#909c83

#839c9c

#90839c

Shades

Color #9c8383 mixed toward black.

#856a6a

#6a5555

#504040

#352a2a

#1b1515

Tints

Color #9c8383 mixed toward white.

#ad9898

#bdacac

#cec1c1

#ded6d6

#efeaea

Tones

Color #9c8383 mixed toward gray.

#9a8585

#988787

#968989

#948b8b

#928d8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929283 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#939583 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#9b8383 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8383;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8383]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#9c8383 (#9c8383) is rgb(156, 131, 131) in RGB.

No, #9c8383 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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