#998796

Color #998796

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#998796

RGB

rgb(153, 135, 150)

HSL

hsl(310, 8.1%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310, 11.8%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 2%, 40%)

LAB

lab(58.32, 9.56, -5.5)

LCH

lch(58.32, 11.03, 330.09)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0305, 331.42)

HWB

hwb(310, 52.9%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87998a

Analogous

#938799

#998796

#99878d

Triadic

#998796

#969987

#879699

Split-complementary

#998796

#8d9987

#879993

Tetradic

#998796

#998a87

#87998a

#879699

Square

#998796

#999387

#87998a

#878d99

Shades

Color #998796 mixed toward black.

#826e7f

#685865

#4e424c

#342c33

#1a1619

Tints

Color #998796 mixed toward white.

#aa9ba8

#bbafb9

#ccc3cb

#ddd7dc

#eeebee

Tones

Color #998796 mixed toward gray.

#988995

#968a94

#958c93

#938d92

#928f91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929193 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#939492 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#98908f · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998796;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998796]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#998796 (#998796) is rgb(153, 135, 150) in RGB.

No, #998796 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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