#948991

Color #948991

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#948991

RGB

rgb(148, 137, 145)

HSL

hsl(316.4, 4.9%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316.4, 7.4%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 2%, 42%)

LAB

lab(58.26, 5.62, -2.78)

LCH

lch(58.26, 6.27, 333.68)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0175, 335.34)

HWB

hwb(316.4, 53.7%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89948c

Analogous

#928994

#948991

#94898c

Triadic

#948991

#919489

#899194

Split-complementary

#948991

#8c9489

#899492

Tetradic

#948991

#948c89

#89948c

#899194

Square

#948991

#949289

#89948c

#898c94

Shades

Color #948991 mixed toward black.

#7d7179

#645a61

#4b4449

#322d31

#191718

Tints

Color #948991 mixed toward white.

#a69da3

#b8b0b6

#cac4c8

#dbd8da

#edebed

Tones

Color #948991 mixed toward gray.

#938a91

#928b90

#918c90

#908d8f

#8f8e8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#90918f · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#938e8d · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #948991;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#948991]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#948991 (#948991) is rgb(148, 137, 145) in RGB.

No, #948991 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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