#978a89

Color #978a89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.21 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#978a89

RGB

rgb(151, 138, 137)

HSL

hsl(4.3, 6.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.3, 9.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 9.3%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(58.57, 4.68, 2.3)

LCH

lch(58.57, 5.21, 26.17)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0157, 22.82)

HWB

hwb(4.3, 53.7%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#899697

Analogous

#97898f

#978a89

#979189

Triadic

#978a89

#89978a

#8a8997

Split-complementary

#978a89

#899791

#898f97

Tetradic

#978a89

#969789

#899697

#8a8997

Square

#978a89

#8f9789

#899697

#918997

Shades

Color #978a89 mixed toward black.

#807270

#665b5a

#4d4443

#332d2d

#1a1716

Tints

Color #978a89 mixed toward white.

#a89e9d

#bab1b0

#cbc5c4

#dcd8d8

#eeeceb

Tones

Color #978a89 mixed toward gray.

#968b8a

#958c8b

#948d8d

#928e8e

#918f8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929189 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#929389 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#968989 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 6.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978a89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978a89]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#978a89 (#978a89) is rgb(151, 138, 137) in RGB.

No, #978a89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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