#978e97

Color #978e97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#978e97

RGB

rgb(151, 142, 151)

HSL

hsl(300, 4.1%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(60.03, 5.05, -3.56)

LCH

lch(60.03, 6.18, 324.82)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.0168, 325.93)

HWB

hwb(300, 55.7%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e978e

Analogous

#938e97

#978e97

#978e93

Triadic

#978e97

#97978e

#8e9797

Split-complementary

#978e97

#93978e

#8e9793

Tetradic

#978e97

#978e8e

#8e978e

#8e9797

Square

#978e97

#97938e

#8e978e

#8e9397

Shades

Color #978e97 mixed toward black.

#7f757f

#665e66

#4c464c

#332f33

#191719

Tints

Color #978e97 mixed toward white.

#a8a1a8

#bab4ba

#cbc7cb

#dcd9dc

#eeecee

Tones

Color #978e97 mixed toward gray.

#968f96

#969096

#959095

#949194

#939293

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939395 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#949494 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#979393 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978e97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978e97]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#978e97 (#978e97) is rgb(151, 142, 151) in RGB.

No, #978e97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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