#9c9d8c

Color #9c9d8c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.69 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9d8c

RGB

rgb(156, 157, 140)

HSL

hsl(63.5, 8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.5, 10.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 10.8%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(64.22, -3.47, 8.78)

LCH

lch(64.22, 9.44, 111.56)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0242, 109.78)

HWB

hwb(63.5, 54.9%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d8c9d

Analogous

#9d958c

#9c9d8c

#939d8c

Triadic

#9c9d8c

#8c9c9d

#9d8c9c

Split-complementary

#9c9d8c

#8c939d

#958c9d

Tetradic

#9c9d8c

#8c9d8d

#8d8c9d

#9d8c9c

Square

#9c9d8c

#8c9d95

#8d8c9d

#9d8c93

Shades

Color #9c9d8c mixed toward black.

#848672

#6a6b5b

#4f5044

#35352e

#1a1b17

Tints

Color #9c9d8c mixed toward white.

#acad9f

#bdbeb2

#cdcec5

#deded9

#eeefec

Tones

Color #9c9d8c mixed toward gray.

#9b9c8d

#999a8f

#989990

#979792

#969693

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c90 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#9c9c91 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#9c9494 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9d8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9d8c]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#9c9d8c (#9c9d8c) is rgb(156, 157, 140) in RGB.

No, #9c9d8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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