#9f998b

Color #9f998b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.05 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9f998b

RGB

rgb(159, 153, 139)

HSL

hsl(42, 9.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42, 12.6%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 12.6%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(63.36, -0.31, 8.14)

LCH

lch(63.36, 8.15, 92.18)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0212, 87.57)

HWB

hwb(42, 54.5%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b919f

Analogous

#9f8f8b

#9f998b

#9b9f8b

Triadic

#9f998b

#8b9f99

#998b9f

Split-complementary

#9f998b

#8b9b9f

#8f8b9f

Tetradic

#9f998b

#919f8b

#8b919f

#998b9f

Square

#9f998b

#8b9f8f

#8b919f

#9f8b9b

Shades

Color #9f998b mixed toward black.

#888170

#6d675a

#514d43

#36342d

#1b1a16

Tints

Color #9f998b mixed toward white.

#afaa9e

#bfbbb2

#cfccc5

#dfddd8

#efeeec

Tones

Color #9f998b mixed toward gray.

#9d988d

#9c988e

#9a9790

#989692

#979693

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c8f · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9d8f · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#9f9192 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f998b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f998b]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#9f998b (#9f998b) is rgb(159, 153, 139) in RGB.

No, #9f998b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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