#978f81

Color #978f81

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.5 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#978f81

RGB

rgb(151, 143, 129)

HSL

hsl(38.2, 9.6%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.2, 14.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 14.6%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(59.72, 0.47, 8.51)

LCH

lch(59.72, 8.52, 86.84)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0224, 81.8)

HWB

hwb(38.2, 50.6%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#818997

Analogous

#978481

#978f81

#949781

Triadic

#978f81

#81978f

#8f8197

Split-complementary

#978f81

#819497

#848197

Tetradic

#978f81

#899781

#818997

#8f8197

Square

#978f81

#819784

#818997

#978194

Shades

Color #978f81 mixed toward black.

#807869

#666054

#4d483f

#33302a

#1a1815

Tints

Color #978f81 mixed toward white.

#a8a296

#bab4ab

#cbc7c0

#dcdad5

#eeecea

Tones

Color #978f81 mixed toward gray.

#958f83

#938e85

#928e86

#908d88

#8e8c8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#949485 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#949585 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#978788 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978f81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978f81]

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Frequently asked questions

#978f81 (#978f81) is rgb(151, 143, 129) in RGB.

No, #978f81 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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