#9e9490

Color #9e9490

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.5 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9490

RGB

rgb(158, 148, 144)

HSL

hsl(17.1, 6.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.1, 8.9%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 8.9%, 38%)

LAB

lab(62.05, 2.96, 3.43)

LCH

lch(62.05, 4.53, 49.21)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0133, 43.17)

HWB

hwb(17.1, 56.5%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#909a9e

Analogous

#9e9093

#9e9490

#9e9b90

Triadic

#9e9490

#909e94

#94909e

Split-complementary

#9e9490

#909e9b

#90939e

Tetradic

#9e9490

#9a9e90

#909a9e

#94909e

Square

#9e9490

#939e90

#909a9e

#9b909e

Shades

Color #9e9490 mixed toward black.

#867a75

#6b625e

#514946

#36312f

#1b1817

Tints

Color #9e9490 mixed toward white.

#aea6a2

#beb8b5

#cec9c7

#dfdbda

#efedec

Tones

Color #9e9490 mixed toward gray.

#9d9491

#9c9592

#9a9593

#999695

#989696

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a91 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#9a9b91 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#9e9292 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9490;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9490]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#9e9490 (#9e9490) is rgb(158, 148, 144) in RGB.

No, #9e9490 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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