#998877

Color #998877

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.72 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#998877

RGB

rgb(153, 136, 119)

HSL

hsl(30, 14.3%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 22.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 22.2%, 40%)

LAB

lab(57.76, 3.56, 11.48)

LCH

lch(57.76, 12.02, 72.77)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.0321, 67.11)

HWB

hwb(30, 46.7%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#778899

Analogous

#997777

#998877

#999977

Triadic

#998877

#779988

#887799

Split-complementary

#998877

#779999

#777799

Tetradic

#998877

#889977

#778899

#887799

Square

#998877

#779977

#778899

#997799

Shades

Color #998877 mixed toward black.

#817161

#685b4e

#4e443a

#342d27

#1a1713

Tints

Color #998877 mixed toward white.

#aa9c8e

#bbb0a4

#ccc3bb

#ddd7d2

#eeebe8

Tones

Color #998877 mixed toward gray.

#96887a

#93887d

#90887f

#8e8882

#8b8885

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#92927b · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#93947c · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#987f7f · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #998877;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998877]

Related colors

Linen #faf0e6

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#998877 (#998877) is rgb(153, 136, 119) in RGB.

No, #998877 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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