#9e9b97

Color #9e9b97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.7 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9b97

RGB

rgb(158, 155, 151)

HSL

hsl(34.3, 3.5%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.3, 4.4%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.9%, 4.4%, 38%)

LAB

lab(64.12, 0.34, 2.48)

LCH

lch(64.12, 2.5, 82.19)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0067, 75.34)

HWB

hwb(34.3, 59.2%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979a9e

Analogous

#9e9897

#9e9b97

#9e9e97

Triadic

#9e9b97

#979e9b

#9b979e

Split-complementary

#9e9b97

#979e9e

#98979e

Tetradic

#9e9b97

#9a9e97

#979a9e

#9b979e

Square

#9e9b97

#979e98

#979a9e

#9e979e

Shades

Color #9e9b97 mixed toward black.

#85817c

#6b6863

#504e4b

#353432

#1b1a19

Tints

Color #9e9b97 mixed toward white.

#aeaca8

#bebcba

#cfcdcb

#dfdedc

#efeeee

Tones

Color #9e9b97 mixed toward gray.

#9d9b98

#9c9b99

#9b9b9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d98 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#9d9d98 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#9e9999 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 2.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9b97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9b97]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9b97 (#9e9b97) is rgb(158, 155, 151) in RGB.

No, #9e9b97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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