#988c8a

Color #988c8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#988c8a

RGB

rgb(152, 140, 138)

HSL

hsl(8.6, 6.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.6, 9.2%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 9.2%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(59.22, 4.11, 2.68)

LCH

lch(59.22, 4.91, 33.11)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0147, 28.83)

HWB

hwb(8.6, 54.1%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a9698

Analogous

#988a8f

#988c8a

#98938a

Triadic

#988c8a

#8a988c

#8c8a98

Split-complementary

#988c8a

#8a9893

#8a8f98

Tetradic

#988c8a

#96988a

#8a9698

#8c8a98

Square

#988c8a

#8f988a

#8a9698

#938a98

Shades

Color #988c8a mixed toward black.

#817371

#675c5b

#4d4544

#332e2d

#1a1717

Tints

Color #988c8a mixed toward white.

#a99f9e

#bab2b1

#ccc6c5

#ddd9d8

#eeecec

Tones

Color #988c8a mixed toward gray.

#978d8b

#968e8c

#958f8e

#938f8f

#929090

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93938a · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#94958b · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#978b8b · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 5.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #988c8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#988c8a]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#988c8a (#988c8a) is rgb(152, 140, 138) in RGB.

No, #988c8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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