#9c9f9d

Color #9c9f9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.35 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9f9d

RGB

rgb(156, 159, 157)

HSL

hsl(140, 1.5%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(140, 1.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 0%, 1.3%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(65.2, -1.46, 0.66)

LCH

lch(65.2, 1.6, 155.67)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0044, 157.48)

HWB

hwb(140, 61.2%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f9c9e

Analogous

#9d9f9c

#9c9f9d

#9c9f9f

Triadic

#9c9f9d

#9d9c9f

#9f9d9c

Split-complementary

#9c9f9d

#9f9c9f

#9f9c9d

Tetradic

#9c9f9d

#9c9e9f

#9f9c9e

#9f9d9c

Square

#9c9f9d

#9c9d9f

#9f9c9e

#9f9f9c

Shades

Color #9c9f9d mixed toward black.

#818583

#676b69

#4e504e

#343534

#1a1b1a

Tints

Color #9c9f9d mixed toward white.

#adafad

#bdbfbe

#cecfce

#dedfde

#efefef

Tones

Color #9c9f9d mixed toward gray.

#9c9f9d

#9d9f9d

#9d9e9d

#9d9e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#9d9d9e · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#9c9e9e · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9f9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9f9d]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#9c9f9d (#9c9f9d) is rgb(156, 159, 157) in RGB.

No, #9c9f9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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