#9c8d8c

Color #9c8d8c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.71 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8d8c

RGB

rgb(156, 141, 140)

HSL

hsl(3.7, 7.5%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.7, 10.3%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 10.3%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(59.9, 5.42, 2.57)

LCH

lch(59.9, 6, 25.37)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0181, 22.04)

HWB

hwb(3.7, 54.9%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c9b9c

Analogous

#9c8c93

#9c8d8c

#9c958c

Triadic

#9c8d8c

#8c9c8d

#8d8c9c

Split-complementary

#9c8d8c

#8c9c95

#8c939c

Tetradic

#9c8d8c

#9b9c8c

#8c9b9c

#8d8c9c

Square

#9c8d8c

#939c8c

#8c9b9c

#958c9c

Shades

Color #9c8d8c mixed toward black.

#847372

#6a5c5b

#4f4544

#352e2e

#1a1717

Tints

Color #9c8d8c mixed toward white.

#aca09f

#bdb3b2

#cdc6c5

#ded9d9

#eeecec

Tones

Color #9c8d8c mixed toward gray.

#9b8e8d

#998f8f

#989090

#979291

#959393

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96968c · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#97988c · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#9b8c8c · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8d8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8d8c]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#9c8d8c (#9c8d8c) is rgb(156, 141, 140) in RGB.

No, #9c8d8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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