#989595

Color #989595

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.38 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#989595

RGB

rgb(152, 149, 149)

HSL

hsl(0, 1.4%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 2%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(61.95, 1.09, 0.39)

LCH

lch(61.95, 1.16, 19.69)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0035, 16.39)

HWB

hwb(0, 58.4%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#959898

Analogous

#989596

#989595

#989695

Triadic

#989595

#959895

#959598

Split-complementary

#989595

#959896

#959698

Tetradic

#989595

#989895

#959898

#959598

Square

#989595

#969895

#959898

#969598

Shades

Color #989595 mixed toward black.

#7f7c7c

#666363

#4c4a4a

#333131

#191919

Tints

Color #989595 mixed toward white.

#a9a7a7

#bab8b8

#cbcaca

#dddcdc

#eeeded

Tones

Color #989595 mixed toward gray.

#989595

#979595

#979696

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979795 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#979795 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#989595 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 1.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #989595;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#989595]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#989595 (#989595) is rgb(152, 149, 149) in RGB.

No, #989595 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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