#9f8b89

Color #9f8b89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.08 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8b89

RGB

rgb(159, 139, 137)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 10.3%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 13.8%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 13.8%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(59.56, 7.16, 3.83)

LCH

lch(59.56, 8.12, 28.14)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0244, 24.68)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 53.7%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#899d9f

Analogous

#9f8992

#9f8b89

#9f9689

Triadic

#9f8b89

#899f8b

#8b899f

Split-complementary

#9f8b89

#899f96

#89929f

Tetradic

#9f8b89

#9d9f89

#899d9f

#8b899f

Square

#9f8b89

#929f89

#899d9f

#96899f

Shades

Color #9f8b89 mixed toward black.

#88716f

#6d5a58

#524442

#362d2c

#1b1716

Tints

Color #9f8b89 mixed toward white.

#af9e9d

#bfb2b0

#cfc5c4

#dfd8d8

#efeceb

Tones

Color #9f8b89 mixed toward gray.

#9d8c8b

#9b8e8d

#998f8e

#989190

#969292

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979789 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#98998a · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#9e8a8a · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8b89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8b89]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#9f8b89 (#9f8b89) is rgb(159, 139, 137) in RGB.

No, #9f8b89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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