#9d8a7e

Color #9d8a7e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.65 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8a7e

RGB

rgb(157, 138, 126)

HSL

hsl(23.2, 13.7%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.2, 19.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 19.7%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(58.84, 5.13, 9.05)

LCH

lch(58.84, 10.4, 60.45)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0289, 54.28)

HWB

hwb(23.2, 49.4%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e919d

Analogous

#9d7e82

#9d8a7e

#9d9a7e

Triadic

#9d8a7e

#7e9d8a

#8a7e9d

Split-complementary

#9d8a7e

#7e9d9a

#7e829d

Tetradic

#9d8a7e

#919d7e

#7e919d

#8a7e9d

Square

#9d8a7e

#829d7e

#7e919d

#9a7e9d

Shades

Color #9d8a7e mixed toward black.

#867266

#6b5b51

#50453d

#362e29

#1b1714

Tints

Color #9d8a7e mixed toward white.

#ad9e93

#beb1a9

#cec5be

#ded8d4

#efece9

Tones

Color #9d8a7e mixed toward gray.

#9a8b81

#988b83

#958c86

#938c88

#908d8b

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

#959581 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#969882 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#9c8384 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8a7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8a7e]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

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Frequently asked questions

#9d8a7e (#9d8a7e) is rgb(157, 138, 126) in RGB.

No, #9d8a7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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