#997b8a

Color #997b8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#997b8a

RGB

rgb(153, 123, 138)

HSL

hsl(330, 12.8%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 19.6%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 9.8%, 40%)

LAB

lab(54.84, 14.19, -3.71)

LCH

lch(54.84, 14.67, 345.35)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.0426, 346.84)

HWB

hwb(330, 48.2%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b998a

Analogous

#997b99

#997b8a

#997b7b

Triadic

#997b8a

#8a997b

#7b8a99

Split-complementary

#997b8a

#7b997b

#7b9999

Tetradic

#997b8a

#998a7b

#7b998a

#7b8a99

Square

#997b8a

#99997b

#7b998a

#7b7b99

Shades

Color #997b8a mixed toward black.

#826473

#68505c

#4e3c45

#34282e

#1a1417

Tints

Color #997b8a mixed toward white.

#aa919d

#bba7b1

#ccbdc4

#ddd3d8

#eee9eb

Tones

Color #997b8a mixed toward gray.

#967d8a

#94808a

#91828a

#8f858a

#8c878a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d87 · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#8f9186 · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#988483 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 14.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #997b8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#997b8a]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#997b8a (#997b8a) is rgb(153, 123, 138) in RGB.

No, #997b8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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