#989796

Color #989796

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.75 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#989796

RGB

rgb(152, 151, 150)

HSL

hsl(30, 1%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 1.3%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.7%, 1.3%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(62.52, 0.17, 0.65)

LCH

lch(62.52, 0.67, 75.34)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0018, 67.62)

HWB

hwb(30, 58.8%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969798

Analogous

#989696

#989796

#989896

Triadic

#989796

#969897

#979698

Split-complementary

#989796

#969898

#969698

Tetradic

#989796

#979896

#969798

#979698

Square

#989796

#969896

#969798

#989698

Shades

Color #989796 mixed toward black.

#7f7e7d

#666564

#4c4b4b

#333232

#191919

Tints

Color #989796 mixed toward white.

#a9a8a7

#babab9

#cccbca

#dddcdc

#eeeeed

Tones

Color #989796 mixed toward gray.

#989796

#979796

#979797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989896 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#989896 · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#989696 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 0.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #989796;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#989796]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#989796 (#989796) is rgb(152, 151, 150) in RGB.

No, #989796 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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