#978987

Color #978987

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.38 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#978987

RGB

rgb(151, 137, 135)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 7.1%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 10.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 10.6%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(58.25, 4.89, 2.98)

LCH

lch(58.25, 5.73, 31.36)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0172, 27.31)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 52.9%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#879597

Analogous

#97878d

#978987

#979187

Triadic

#978987

#879789

#898797

Split-complementary

#978987

#879791

#878d97

Tetradic

#978987

#959787

#879597

#898797

Square

#978987

#8d9787

#879597

#918797

Shades

Color #978987 mixed toward black.

#80716f

#665a59

#4d4442

#332d2c

#1a1716

Tints

Color #978987 mixed toward white.

#a89d9b

#bab0af

#cbc4c3

#dcd8d7

#eeebeb

Tones

Color #978987 mixed toward gray.

#968a88

#948b8a

#938c8b

#928d8c

#908e8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919187 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#929388 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#968888 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 6.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978987;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978987]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#978987 (#978987) is rgb(151, 137, 135) in RGB.

No, #978987 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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