#9D9391

Accessibility

AAA

7.02:1

Vs white / black

2.99:1 · 7.02:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#9d9391

RGB

rgb(157, 147, 145)

RGBA

rgba(157, 147, 145, 1)

HSL

hsl(10, 6%, 59%)

HSLA

hsla(10, 6%, 59%, 1)

HSV

hsv(10, 8%, 62%)

LAB

lab(61.72% 3.32 2.38)

LCH

lch(61.72% 4.08 35.64)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6713 0.0105 0.0063)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6713 0.0122 30.96)

XYZ

xyz(29.45, 30.08, 31.04)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 38%)

CSS

color: #9d9391;

CSS variable

--color-9d9391: #9d9391;

SCSS

$color-9d9391: #9d9391;

JavaScript

const color = "#9d9391";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#9d9391";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#9d9391" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#9d9391", "rgb": { "r": 157, "g": 147, "b": 145 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6713 0.0122 30.96)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#9d9391-1: #9d9391;
}

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

Very different · ΔE 5.08 · #A8A29E

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 7.87 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 5.68 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 15.84 · #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.

50fff1ed 100f5e3e0 200e1d0cc 300cab9b6 400ae9d9a 50092827f 6007b6c69 700645653 8004e403d 900392b29 950231715

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f7f6f6 efeded e7e4e4 dedbda d6d2d1 cec9c8 c6c0bf beb7b6 b6aead ada5a3 a59c9a 9d9391 908785 837b79 766e6d 696261 5c5655 4f4a49 413d3c 343130 272524 1a1818 0d0c0c

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7f6f6 efeded e7e4e4 dedbda d6d2d1 cec9c8 c6c0bf beb7b6 b6aead ada5a3 a59c9a

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

908785 837b79 766e6d 696261 5c5655 4f4a49 413d3c 343130 272524 1a1818 0d0c0c

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

9b9190 98908e 968e8d 938d8b 918b8a 8f8a89 8c8887 8a8686 878584 858383 828281

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#9D9391Stop 1 #909B9DStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#9D9094Stop 1 #9D9391Stop 2 #9D9990Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#9D9391Stop 1 #909D92Stop 2 #92909DStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#9D9391Stop 1 #909D99Stop 2 #90949DStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363130Stop 1 #5F5654Stop 2 #877A78Stop 3 #ABA2A0Stop 4 #CFCAC9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #9d9391 works

#9D9391 (#9d9391) sits in the grey family at about 10° hue, 6% saturation, and 59% lightness. Contrast is 2.99:1 on white and 7.02:1 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 #9d9391 as small body text on white — 2.99:1 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 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Material Grey 500#9E9E9E System Gray#8E8E93 Material You Neutral#938F99 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Material Brown 300#A1887F Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA DarkGray#A9A9A9 Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Gray#808080 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF

Where #9d9391 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #9d9391 as small body text on white — 2.99:1 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.