#998d8a

Color #998d8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.85 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#998d8a

RGB

rgb(153, 141, 138)

HSL

hsl(12, 6.8%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12, 9.8%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 9.8%, 40%)

LAB

lab(59.58, 3.92, 3.21)

LCH

lch(59.58, 5.07, 39.31)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0151, 34.22)

HWB

hwb(12, 54.1%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a9699

Analogous

#998a8f

#998d8a

#99958a

Triadic

#998d8a

#8a998d

#8d8a99

Split-complementary

#998d8a

#8a9995

#8a8f99

Tetradic

#998d8a

#96998a

#8a9699

#8d8a99

Square

#998d8a

#8f998a

#8a9699

#958a99

Shades

Color #998d8a mixed toward black.

#827471

#685d5a

#4e4644

#342f2d

#1a1717

Tints

Color #998d8a mixed toward white.

#aaa09e

#bbb3b1

#ccc6c5

#ddd9d8

#eeecec

Tones

Color #998d8a mixed toward gray.

#988e8b

#978f8d

#958f8e

#94908f

#939190

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94948b · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#95968b · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#988b8b · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998d8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998d8a]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#998d8a (#998d8a) is rgb(153, 141, 138) in RGB.

No, #998d8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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