#9f8d87

Color #9f8d87

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.3 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8d87

RGB

rgb(159, 141, 135)

HSL

hsl(15, 11.1%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15, 15.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 15.1%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(60.04, 5.7, 5.66)

LCH

lch(60.04, 8.03, 44.8)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0235, 39.31)

HWB

hwb(15, 52.9%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87999f

Analogous

#9f878d

#9f8d87

#9f9987

Triadic

#9f8d87

#879f8d

#8d879f

Split-complementary

#9f8d87

#879f99

#878d9f

Tetradic

#9f8d87

#999f87

#87999f

#8d879f

Square

#9f8d87

#8d9f87

#87999f

#99879f

Shades

Color #9f8d87 mixed toward black.

#88746d

#6d5c57

#524541

#362e2c

#1b1716

Tints

Color #9f8d87 mixed toward white.

#afa09b

#bfb3af

#cfc6c3

#dfd9d7

#efeceb

Tones

Color #9f8d87 mixed toward gray.

#9d8e89

#9b8f8b

#99908d

#97918f

#959291

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989788 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#999a89 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#9e8a8a · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8d87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8d87]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#9f8d87 (#9f8d87) is rgb(159, 141, 135) in RGB.

No, #9f8d87 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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