#9c8a81

Color #9c8a81

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.38 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8a81

RGB

rgb(156, 138, 129)

HSL

hsl(20, 12%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 17.3%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 17.3%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(58.82, 5.22, 7.29)

LCH

lch(58.82, 8.97, 54.4)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0256, 48.33)

HWB

hwb(20, 50.6%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81939c

Analogous

#9c8186

#9c8a81

#9c9881

Triadic

#9c8a81

#819c8a

#8a819c

Split-complementary

#9c8a81

#819c98

#81869c

Tetradic

#9c8a81

#939c81

#81939c

#8a819c

Square

#9c8a81

#869c81

#81939c

#98819c

Shades

Color #9c8a81 mixed toward black.

#857269

#6a5b54

#50443f

#352e2a

#1b1715

Tints

Color #9c8a81 mixed toward white.

#ad9e96

#bdb1ab

#cec5c0

#ded8d5

#efecea

Tones

Color #9c8a81 mixed toward gray.

#9a8b83

#988c86

#958c88

#938d8a

#918e8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#959483 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#969784 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#9b8585 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8a81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8a81]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#9c8a81 (#9c8a81) is rgb(156, 138, 129) in RGB.

No, #9c8a81 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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