#9f9d8d

Color #9f9d8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.09 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9d8d

RGB

rgb(159, 157, 141)

HSL

hsl(53.3, 8.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.3, 11.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 11.3%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(64.49, -2.17, 8.63)

LCH

lch(64.49, 8.9, 104.11)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0229, 101.06)

HWB

hwb(53.3, 55.3%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d8f9f

Analogous

#9f948d

#9f9d8d

#989f8d

Triadic

#9f9d8d

#8d9f9d

#9d8d9f

Split-complementary

#9f9d8d

#8d989f

#948d9f

Tetradic

#9f9d8d

#8f9f8d

#8d8f9f

#9d8d9f

Square

#9f9d8d

#8d9f94

#8d8f9f

#9f8d98

Shades

Color #9f9d8d mixed toward black.

#888572

#6d6b5b

#515045

#36352e

#1b1b17

Tints

Color #9f9d8d mixed toward white.

#afada0

#bfbeb3

#cfcec6

#dfded9

#efefec

Tones

Color #9f9d8d mixed toward gray.

#9d9c8e

#9c9b90

#9a9991

#999893

#979794

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e91 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#9e9e92 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#9f9495 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9d8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9d8d]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#9f9d8d (#9f9d8d) is rgb(159, 157, 141) in RGB.

No, #9f9d8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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