#9d8d8c

Color #9d8d8c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.05 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8d8c

RGB

rgb(157, 141, 140)

HSL

hsl(3.5, 8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.5, 10.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 10.8%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(59.99, 5.79, 2.71)

LCH

lch(59.99, 6.39, 25.08)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.0193, 21.91)

HWB

hwb(3.5, 54.9%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c9c9d

Analogous

#9d8c93

#9d8d8c

#9d958c

Triadic

#9d8d8c

#8c9d8d

#8d8c9d

Split-complementary

#9d8d8c

#8c9d95

#8c939d

Tetradic

#9d8d8c

#9c9d8c

#8c9c9d

#8d8c9d

Square

#9d8d8c

#939d8c

#8c9c9d

#958c9d

Shades

Color #9d8d8c mixed toward black.

#867372

#6b5c5b

#504544

#352e2e

#1b1717

Tints

Color #9d8d8c mixed toward white.

#ada09f

#beb3b2

#cec6c5

#ded9d9

#efecec

Tones

Color #9d8d8c mixed toward gray.

#9c8e8d

#9a8f8f

#999190

#979292

#969393

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96968c · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#97988c · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#9c8c8c · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8d8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8d8c]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#9d8d8c (#9d8d8c) is rgb(157, 141, 140) in RGB.

No, #9d8d8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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