#998f8f

Color #998f8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.73 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#998f8f

RGB

rgb(153, 143, 143)

HSL

hsl(0, 4.7%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 6.5%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 6.5%, 40%)

LAB

lab(60.25, 3.7, 1.33)

LCH

lch(60.25, 3.93, 19.77)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.012, 17.53)

HWB

hwb(0, 56.1%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f9999

Analogous

#998f94

#998f8f

#99948f

Triadic

#998f8f

#8f998f

#8f8f99

Split-complementary

#998f8f

#8f9994

#8f9499

Tetradic

#998f8f

#99998f

#8f9999

#8f8f99

Square

#998f8f

#94998f

#8f9999

#948f99

Shades

Color #998f8f mixed toward black.

#817575

#675e5e

#4d4646

#342f2f

#1a1717

Tints

Color #998f8f mixed toward white.

#aaa2a2

#bbb4b4

#ccc7c7

#dddada

#eeecec

Tones

Color #998f8f mixed toward gray.

#989090

#979191

#969191

#969292

#959393

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95958f · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#95968f · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#998f8f · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 5.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #998f8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998f8f]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#998f8f (#998f8f) is rgb(153, 143, 143) in RGB.

No, #998f8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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