#979889

Color #979889

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.84 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#979889

RGB

rgb(151, 152, 137)

HSL

hsl(64, 6.8%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64, 9.9%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 0%, 9.9%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(62.37, -3.14, 7.77)

LCH

lch(62.37, 8.38, 112)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0216, 110.03)

HWB

hwb(64, 53.7%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8998

Analogous

#989289

#979889

#909889

Triadic

#979889

#899798

#988997

Split-complementary

#979889

#899098

#928998

Tetradic

#979889

#89988a

#8a8998

#988997

Square

#979889

#899892

#8a8998

#988990

Shades

Color #979889 mixed toward black.

#808170

#66675a

#4d4d43

#33332d

#1a1a16

Tints

Color #979889 mixed toward white.

#a8a99d

#babab0

#cbccc4

#dcddd8

#eeeeeb

Tones

Color #979889 mixed toward gray.

#96978a

#95968c

#94948d

#93938e

#92928f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97978d · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#97978e · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#979090 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979889;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979889]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#979889 (#979889) is rgb(151, 152, 137) in RGB.

No, #979889 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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