#9e9a8a

Color #9e9a8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.69 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9a8a

RGB

rgb(158, 154, 138)

HSL

hsl(48, 9.3%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 12.7%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 12.7%, 38%)

LAB

lab(63.52, -1.41, 8.92)

LCH

lch(63.52, 9.03, 98.98)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0233, 95.42)

HWB

hwb(48, 54.1%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8e9e

Analogous

#9e908a

#9e9a8a

#989e8a

Triadic

#9e9a8a

#8a9e9a

#9a8a9e

Split-complementary

#9e9a8a

#8a989e

#908a9e

Tetradic

#9e9a8a

#8e9e8a

#8a8e9e

#9a8a9e

Square

#9e9a8a

#8a9e90

#8a8e9e

#9e8a98

Shades

Color #9e9a8a mixed toward black.

#878270

#6c6859

#514e43

#36342d

#1b1a16

Tints

Color #9e9a8a mixed toward white.

#aeab9d

#bebcb1

#ceccc4

#dfddd8

#efeeeb

Tones

Color #9e9a8a mixed toward gray.

#9c998c

#9b988d

#99978f

#979691

#969592

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c8e · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9d8f · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#9e9192 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9a8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9a8a]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9a8a (#9e9a8a) is rgb(158, 154, 138) in RGB.

No, #9e9a8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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