#9f9897

Color #9f9897

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.47 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9897

RGB

rgb(159, 152, 151)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 4%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 5%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 5%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(63.39, 2.37, 1.44)

LCH

lch(63.39, 2.77, 31.28)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0083, 27.18)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 59.2%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979e9f

Analogous

#9f979a

#9f9897

#9f9c97

Triadic

#9f9897

#979f98

#98979f

Split-complementary

#9f9897

#979f9c

#979a9f

Tetradic

#9f9897

#9e9f97

#979e9f

#98979f

Square

#9f9897

#9a9f97

#979e9f

#9c979f

Shades

Color #9f9897 mixed toward black.

#867d7c

#6b6463

#514b4a

#363232

#1b1919

Tints

Color #9f9897 mixed toward white.

#afa9a8

#bfbaba

#cfcccb

#dfdddc

#efeeee

Tones

Color #9f9897 mixed toward gray.

#9e9998

#9d9a99

#9c9a9a

#9c9b9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c97 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#9c9d97 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#9f9797 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 3.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9897;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9897]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#9f9897 (#9f9897) is rgb(159, 152, 151) in RGB.

No, #9f9897 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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