Khaki (9E9C8C) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Khaki"

Earth · Timeless

🧠 Psychology

Neutral and timeless color. Evokes elegance, sobriety and minimalism.

✨ Uses

UI design, backgrounds, typography, professional interfaces.

Tip

Khaki pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #9E9C8C

RGB rgb(158, 156, 140)

HSL hsl(53°, 8%, 58%)

CMYK C:0% M:1% Y:11% K:38%

Luminance 0.3361

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.77:1

Aa — #9E9C8C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.59:1

Aa — #9E9C8C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9E9C8C #8B8D9C

Analogous

#9C928B #9E9C8C #969C8B

Triadic

#9E9C8C #8B9C9A #9A8B9C

Split-comp.

#9E9C8C #8B969C #928B9C

Tetradic

#9E9C8C #8B9C92 #8B8D9C #9C8B96

Monochromatic

#2E2E2E #616161 #949494 #ADADAD #D4D4D4

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