#9f8987

Color #9f8987

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.46 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8987

RGB

rgb(159, 137, 135)

HSL

hsl(5, 11.1%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5, 15.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 15.1%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(58.99, 7.95, 4.14)

LCH

lch(58.99, 8.96, 27.51)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0269, 24.09)

HWB

hwb(5, 52.9%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#879d9f

Analogous

#9f8791

#9f8987

#9f9587

Triadic

#9f8987

#879f89

#89879f

Split-complementary

#9f8987

#879f95

#87919f

Tetradic

#9f8987

#9d9f87

#879d9f

#89879f

Square

#9f8987

#919f87

#879d9f

#95879f

Shades

Color #9f8987 mixed toward black.

#886f6d

#6d5957

#524341

#362c2c

#1b1616

Tints

Color #9f8987 mixed toward white.

#af9d9b

#bfb0af

#cfc4c3

#dfd8d7

#efebeb

Tones

Color #9f8987 mixed toward gray.

#9d8b89

#9b8c8b

#998e8d

#97908f

#959191

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969687 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#979988 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#9e8888 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8987;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8987]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#9f8987 (#9f8987) is rgb(159, 137, 135) in RGB.

No, #9f8987 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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