#9C9893

Accessibility

AAA

7.33:1

Vs white / black

2.87:1 · 7.33:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#9c9893

RGB

rgb(156, 152, 147)

RGBA

rgba(156, 152, 147, 1)

HSL

hsl(33, 4%, 59%)

HSLA

hsla(33, 4%, 59%, 1)

HSV

hsv(33, 6%, 61%)

LAB

lab(63.04% 0.53 3.14)

LCH

lch(63.04% 3.18 80.42)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6816 0.0024 0.0083)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6816 0.0086 73.87)

XYZ

xyz(30.20, 31.63, 32.11)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 39%)

CSS

color: #9c9893;

CSS variable

--color-9c9893: #9c9893;

SCSS

$color-9c9893: #9c9893;

JavaScript

const color = "#9c9893";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#9c9893";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#9c9893" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#9c9893", "rgb": { "r": 156, "g": 152, "b": 147 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6816 0.0086 73.87)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#9c9893-1: #9c9893;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.52 · #A8A29E

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 5.86 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.48 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 15.79 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fef3e7 100f0e6da 200dcd3c6 300c6bcb0 400a9a094 5008e8579 600776f64 70060584d 8004a4238 900352e24 950201910

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f7f6f6 efeeed e6e5e4 dedddb d6d4d2 ceccc9 c5c3c0 bdbab7 b5b2ae ada9a5 a4a19c 9c9893 8f8b87 827f7b 75726e 686562 5b5956 4e4c4a 413f3d 343331 272625 1a1918 0d0d0c

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7f6f6 efeeed e6e5e4 dedddb d6d4d2 ceccc9 c5c3c0 bdbab7 b5b2ae ada9a5 a4a19c

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

8f8b87 827f7b 75726e 686562 5b5956 4e4c4a 413f3d 343331 272625 1a1918 0d0d0c

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

9a9691 979490 95928e 93908d 908e8b 8e8c8a 8c8a88 898886 878685 858483 828282

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#9C9893Stop 1 #92969BStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#9B9392Stop 1 #9C9893Stop 2 #9A9B92Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#9C9893Stop 1 #929B97Stop 2 #97929BStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#9C9893Stop 1 #929A9BStop 2 #93929BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#353331Stop 1 #5D5A56Stop 2 #85807AStop 3 #A9A6A2Stop 4 #CECCCAStop 5

Using this color

Where #9c9893 works

#9C9893 (#9c9893) sits in the grey family at about 33° hue, 4% saturation, and 59% lightness. Contrast is 2.87:1 on white and 7.33:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #9c9893 as small body text on white — 2.87:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #999999#999999 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 DarkGray#A9A9A9 System Gray#8E8E93 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Material You Neutral#938F99 Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Gray#808080 Concrete#95A5A6 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF

Where #9c9893 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #9c9893 as small body text on white — 2.87:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.