All About Color #9E8B8A

#9E8B8A

About #9E8B8A

#9E8B8A is a medium gray color with the hex code #9E8B8A. In RGB it is red 158, green 139, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 3°, saturation 9%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 0%, 12%, 13%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 3.22:1 on white and 6.51:1 on black.

#9E8B8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet9E, 8B, 8A
CMYK0.00%, 12.03%, 12.66%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal158, 139, 138
HSL3°, 9%, 58%
RGB Octal236, 213, 212
HSV (HSB)3.00°, 12.66%, 61.96%
RGB Binary10011110, 10001011, 10001010
CIE-L*AB59.50, 6.96, 3.15
RGB Percent61.96%, 54.51%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH59.50, 7.63, 24.33
XYZ27.92, 27.57, 27.89
CIE-L*UV59.50, 11.48, 3.22
xyY0.33, 0.33, 27.57
Hunter-Lab52.51, 3.03, 5.26
RYB61.96%, 54.53%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9E8B8A on a dark background: contrast 6.51:1, passes WCAG AA.
#9E8B8A on a light background: contrast 3.22:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9E8B8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#9E8B8A · #C7BDBC · #6F5E5D · #8A9D9E · #BCC7C7

Analogous palette

#9E8A9D · #9E8A93 · #9E8B8A · #9E958A · #9D9E8A

Triadic palette

#9E8B8A · #8A9E8B · #8B8A9E · #C7BDBC · #BCC7BD

Tetradic palette

#9E8B8A · #939E8A · #8A9D9E · #958A9E · #6F5E5D

Monochromatic palette

#4E4241 · #786564 · #9E8B8A · #C0B5B4 · #E3DEDE

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