#978b98

Color #978b98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.4 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#978b98

RGB

rgb(151, 139, 152)

HSL

hsl(295.4, 5.9%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.4, 8.6%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 8.6%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(59.26, 6.94, -5.28)

LCH

lch(59.26, 8.72, 322.74)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0235, 323.47)

HWB

hwb(295.4, 54.5%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c988b

Analogous

#918b98

#978b98

#988b93

Triadic

#978b98

#98978b

#8b9897

Split-complementary

#978b98

#93988b

#8b9891

Tetradic

#978b98

#988b8c

#8c988b

#8b9897

Square

#978b98

#98918b

#8c988b

#8b9398

Shades

Color #978b98 mixed toward black.

#7f7280

#665b67

#4c454d

#332e33

#19171a

Tints

Color #978b98 mixed toward white.

#a89ea9

#bab2ba

#cbc5cc

#dcd8dd

#eeecee

Tones

Color #978b98 mixed toward gray.

#968c97

#958d96

#948e95

#938f94

#939193

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929295 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#939494 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#969392 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978b98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978b98]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#978b98 (#978b98) is rgb(151, 139, 152) in RGB.

No, #978b98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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