#9d8f89

Color #9d8f89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.48 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8f89

RGB

rgb(157, 143, 137)

HSL

hsl(18, 9.3%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18, 12.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 12.7%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(60.44, 4.15, 5.08)

LCH

lch(60.44, 6.56, 50.75)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.019, 44.79)

HWB

hwb(18, 53.7%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89979d

Analogous

#9d898d

#9d8f89

#9d9989

Triadic

#9d8f89

#899d8f

#8f899d

Split-complementary

#9d8f89

#899d99

#898d9d

Tetradic

#9d8f89

#979d89

#89979d

#8f899d

Square

#9d8f89

#8d9d89

#89979d

#99899d

Shades

Color #9d8f89 mixed toward black.

#86766f

#6b5e59

#504743

#362f2c

#1b1816

Tints

Color #9d8f89 mixed toward white.

#ada29d

#beb4b0

#cec7c4

#dedad8

#efeceb

Tones

Color #9d8f89 mixed toward gray.

#9b908b

#9a908c

#98918e

#969290

#959291

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97978a · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#98998b · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#9c8c8c · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8f89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8f89]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#9d8f89 (#9d8f89) is rgb(157, 143, 137) in RGB.

No, #9d8f89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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