#988e8d

Color #988e8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.41 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#988e8d

RGB

rgb(152, 142, 141)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 5.1%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 7.2%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 7.2%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(59.84, 3.52, 1.87)

LCH

lch(59.84, 3.99, 27.98)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0121, 24.44)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 55.3%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d9798

Analogous

#988d92

#988e8d

#98948d

Triadic

#988e8d

#8d988e

#8e8d98

Split-complementary

#988e8d

#8d9894

#8d9298

Tetradic

#988e8d

#97988d

#8d9798

#8e8d98

Square

#988e8d

#92988d

#8d9798

#948d98

Shades

Color #988e8d mixed toward black.

#807574

#675e5d

#4d4646

#332f2e

#1a1717

Tints

Color #988e8d mixed toward white.

#a9a1a0

#bab4b3

#ccc7c6

#ddd9d9

#eeecec

Tones

Color #988e8d mixed toward gray.

#978f8e

#96908f

#959090

#949191

#949292

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94948d · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#94958d · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#988d8d · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #988e8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#988e8d]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#988e8d (#988e8d) is rgb(152, 142, 141) in RGB.

No, #988e8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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