#998a96

Color #998a96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#998a96

RGB

rgb(153, 138, 150)

HSL

hsl(312, 6.8%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 9.8%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 2%, 40%)

LAB

lab(59.11, 7.85, -4.33)

LCH

lch(59.11, 8.97, 331.12)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0248, 332.61)

HWB

hwb(312, 54.1%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a998d

Analogous

#958a99

#998a96

#998a8f

Triadic

#998a96

#96998a

#8a9699

Split-complementary

#998a96

#8f998a

#8a9995

Tetradic

#998a96

#998d8a

#8a998d

#8a9699

Square

#998a96

#99958a

#8a998d

#8a8f99

Shades

Color #998a96 mixed toward black.

#82717e

#685a65

#4e444c

#342d33

#1a1719

Tints

Color #998a96 mixed toward white.

#aa9ea8

#bbb1b9

#ccc5cb

#ddd8dc

#eeecee

Tones

Color #998a96 mixed toward gray.

#988b95

#978d95

#958e94

#948f93

#939092

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939393 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#949593 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#989190 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #998a96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998a96]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#998a96 (#998a96) is rgb(153, 138, 150) in RGB.

No, #998a96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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