#989e9d

Color #989e9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.19 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#989e9d

RGB

rgb(152, 158, 157)

HSL

hsl(170, 3%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170, 3.8%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 0%, 0.6%, 38%)

LAB

lab(64.61, -2.34, -0.23)

LCH

lch(64.61, 2.35, 185.61)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.007, 184.9)

HWB

hwb(170, 59.6%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9899

Analogous

#989e9a

#989e9d

#989c9e

Triadic

#989e9d

#9d989e

#9e9d98

Split-complementary

#989e9d

#9e989c

#9e9a98

Tetradic

#989e9d

#98999e

#9e9899

#9e9d98

Square

#989e9d

#9a989e

#9e9899

#9c9e98

Shades

Color #989e9d mixed toward black.

#7d8584

#646a69

#4b504f

#323535

#191b1a

Tints

Color #989e9d mixed toward white.

#a9aead

#babebe

#cccfce

#dddfde

#eeefef

Tones

Color #989e9d mixed toward gray.

#999e9d

#999d9c

#9a9d9c

#9a9c9c

#9b9c9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b9d · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#9a9a9d · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#989d9d · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 3.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #989e9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#989e9d]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#989e9d (#989e9d) is rgb(152, 158, 157) in RGB.

No, #989e9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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