#948996

Color #948996

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#948996

RGB

rgb(148, 137, 150)

HSL

hsl(290.8, 5.8%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.8, 8.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 8.7%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(58.4, 6.6, -5.43)

LCH

lch(58.4, 8.55, 320.55)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0229, 321.03)

HWB

hwb(290.8, 53.7%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b9689

Analogous

#8e8996

#948996

#968992

Triadic

#948996

#969489

#899694

Split-complementary

#948996

#929689

#89968e

Tetradic

#948996

#96898b

#8b9689

#899694

Square

#948996

#968e89

#8b9689

#899296

Shades

Color #948996 mixed toward black.

#7c717f

#645a65

#4b444c

#322d33

#191719

Tints

Color #948996 mixed toward white.

#a69da8

#b8b0b9

#cac4cb

#dbd8dc

#edebee

Tones

Color #948996 mixed toward gray.

#938a95

#938b94

#928c93

#918d92

#908e91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f93 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#909192 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#939190 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #948996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#948996]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#948996 (#948996) is rgb(148, 137, 150) in RGB.

No, #948996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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