#978f8a

Color #978f8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.64 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#978f8a

RGB

rgb(151, 143, 138)

HSL

hsl(23.1, 5.9%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.1, 8.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 8.6%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(59.94, 2.04, 3.72)

LCH

lch(59.94, 4.24, 61.26)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.012, 54.46)

HWB

hwb(23.1, 54.1%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a9297

Analogous

#978a8c

#978f8a

#97968a

Triadic

#978f8a

#8a978f

#8f8a97

Split-complementary

#978f8a

#8a9796

#8a8c97

Tetradic

#978f8a

#92978a

#8a9297

#8f8a97

Square

#978f8a

#8c978a

#8a9297

#968a97

Shades

Color #978f8a mixed toward black.

#807771

#665f5b

#4d4744

#33302d

#1a1817

Tints

Color #978f8a mixed toward white.

#a8a29e

#bab4b1

#cbc7c5

#dcdad8

#eeecec

Tones

Color #978f8a mixed toward gray.

#968f8b

#95908c

#94908d

#93908e

#92908f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94948b · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#94958c · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#978c8c · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 4.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978f8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978f8a]

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Frequently asked questions

#978f8a (#978f8a) is rgb(151, 143, 138) in RGB.

No, #978f8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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