#9e8b7e

Color #9e8b7e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.15 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8b7e

RGB

rgb(158, 139, 126)

HSL

hsl(24.4, 14.2%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24.4, 20.3%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12%, 20.3%, 38%)

LAB

lab(59.2, 4.96, 9.57)

LCH

lch(59.2, 10.78, 62.6)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0298, 56.63)

HWB

hwb(24.4, 49.4%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e919e

Analogous

#9e7e81

#9e8b7e

#9e9b7e

Triadic

#9e8b7e

#7e9e8b

#8b7e9e

Split-complementary

#9e8b7e

#7e9e9b

#7e819e

Tetradic

#9e8b7e

#919e7e

#7e919e

#8b7e9e

Square

#9e8b7e

#819e7e

#7e919e

#9b7e9e

Shades

Color #9e8b7e mixed toward black.

#877366

#6c5c51

#51453d

#362e29

#1b1714

Tints

Color #9e8b7e mixed toward white.

#ae9e93

#beb2a9

#cfc5be

#dfd8d4

#efece9

Tones

Color #9e8b7e mixed toward gray.

#9b8c81

#998c83

#968d86

#938d89

#918e8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969681 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#979982 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#9d8484 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8b7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8b7e]

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Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#9e8b7e (#9e8b7e) is rgb(158, 139, 126) in RGB.

No, #9e8b7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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