#978484

Color #978484

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.33 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#978484

RGB

rgb(151, 132, 132)

HSL

hsl(0, 8.4%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 12.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 12.6%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(56.83, 7.2, 2.65)

LCH

lch(56.83, 7.67, 20.21)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0232, 17.81)

HWB

hwb(0, 51.8%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#849797

Analogous

#97848e

#978484

#978e84

Triadic

#978484

#849784

#848497

Split-complementary

#978484

#84978e

#848e97

Tetradic

#978484

#979784

#849797

#848497

Square

#978484

#8e9784

#849797

#8e8497

Shades

Color #978484 mixed toward black.

#806c6c

#665656

#4d4141

#332b2b

#1a1616

Tints

Color #978484 mixed toward white.

#a89898

#baadad

#cbc1c1

#dcd6d6

#eeeaea

Tones

Color #978484 mixed toward gray.

#958686

#948787

#928989

#918a8a

#8f8c8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f84 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#909284 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#968484 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978484;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978484]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#978484 (#978484) is rgb(151, 132, 132) in RGB.

No, #978484 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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