#98997f

Color #98997f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 15.96 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#98997f

RGB

rgb(152, 153, 127)

HSL

hsl(62.3, 11.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(62.3, 17%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 0%, 17%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.5, -4.99, 13.58)

LCH

lch(62.5, 14.47, 110.18)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0369, 109.12)

HWB

hwb(62.3, 49.8%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#807f99

Analogous

#998d7f

#98997f

#8b997f

Triadic

#98997f

#7f9899

#997f98

Split-complementary

#98997f

#7f8b99

#8d7f99

Tetradic

#98997f

#7f9980

#807f99

#997f98

Square

#98997f

#7f998d

#807f99

#997f8b

Shades

Color #98997f mixed toward black.

#818267

#676853

#4d4e3e

#343429

#1a1a15

Tints

Color #98997f mixed toward white.

#a9aa94

#babbaa

#cbccbf

#ddddd4

#eeeeea

Tones

Color #98997f mixed toward gray.

#969781

#949583

#929285

#909088

#8e8e8a

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

#989886 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#989887 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#988b8c · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #98997f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98997f]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#98997f (#98997f) is rgb(152, 153, 127) in RGB.

No, #98997f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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