#9e857e

Color #9e857e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.56 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9e857e

RGB

rgb(158, 133, 126)

HSL

hsl(13.1, 14.2%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.1, 20.3%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 20.3%, 38%)

LAB

lab(57.61, 8.35, 7.31)

LCH

lch(57.61, 11.1, 41.2)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.0324, 36.09)

HWB

hwb(13.1, 49.4%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e979e

Analogous

#9e7e87

#9e857e

#9e957e

Triadic

#9e857e

#7e9e85

#857e9e

Split-complementary

#9e857e

#7e9e95

#7e879e

Tetradic

#9e857e

#979e7e

#7e979e

#857e9e

Square

#9e857e

#879e7e

#7e979e

#957e9e

Shades

Color #9e857e mixed toward black.

#876d66

#6c5751

#51413d

#362c29

#1b1614

Tints

Color #9e857e mixed toward white.

#ae9993

#beaea9

#cfc2be

#dfd6d4

#efebe9

Tones

Color #9e857e mixed toward gray.

#9b8781

#998883

#968a86

#938b89

#918d8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#949480 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#959780 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#9d8181 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e857e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e857e]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Tomato #ff6347

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#9e857e (#9e857e) is rgb(158, 133, 126) in RGB.

No, #9e857e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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