#898988

Color #898988

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.52 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#898988

RGB

rgb(137, 137, 136)

HSL

hsl(60, 0.4%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 0.7%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 0.7%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(57.06, -0.2, 0.53)

LCH

lch(57.06, 0.57, 110.67)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.0015, 105.95)

HWB

hwb(60, 53.3%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#888889

Analogous

#898888

#898988

#888988

Triadic

#898988

#888989

#898889

Split-complementary

#898988

#888889

Tetradic

#898988

#888988

#888889

#898889

Square

#898988

#888988

#888889

#898888

Shades

Color #898988 mixed toward black.

#727271

#5b5b5b

#444444

#2e2e2d

#171717

Tints

Color #898988 mixed toward white.

#9d9d9c

#b0b0b0

#c4c4c3

#d8d8d7

#ebebeb

Tones

Color #898988 mixed toward gray.

#898988

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898988 · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#898988 · ΔE 0

Tritanopia

#898888 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 0.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #898988;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#898988]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#898988 (#898988) is rgb(137, 137, 136) in RGB.

No, #898988 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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