#998888

Color #998888

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.21 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#998888

RGB

rgb(153, 136, 136)

HSL

hsl(0, 7.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 11.1%, 60%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(58.19, 6.39, 2.34)

LCH

lch(58.19, 6.8, 20.11)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0206, 17.82)

HWB

hwb(0, 53.3%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#889999

Analogous

#998891

#998888

#999188

Triadic

#998888

#889988

#888899

Split-complementary

#998888

#889991

#889199

Tetradic

#998888

#999988

#889999

#888899

Square

#998888

#919988

#889999

#918899

Shades

Color #998888 mixed toward black.

#826f6f

#685959

#4e4343

#342c2c

#1a1616

Tints

Color #998888 mixed toward white.

#aa9c9c

#bbb0b0

#ccc4c4

#ddd7d7

#eeebeb

Tones

Color #998888 mixed toward gray.

#988a8a

#968b8b

#958c8c

#938e8e

#928f8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929288 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#939488 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#988888 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #998888;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998888]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#998888 (#998888) is rgb(153, 136, 136) in RGB.

No, #998888 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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