#948b96

Color #948b96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#948b96

RGB

rgb(148, 139, 150)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 7.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 7.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(58.94, 5.46, -4.64)

LCH

lch(58.94, 7.17, 319.64)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.0192, 320.08)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 54.5%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d968b

Analogous

#8f8b96

#948b96

#968b93

Triadic

#948b96

#96948b

#8b9694

Split-complementary

#948b96

#93968b

#8b968f

Tetradic

#948b96

#968b8d

#8d968b

#8b9694

Square

#948b96

#968f8b

#8d968b

#8b9396

Shades

Color #948b96 mixed toward black.

#7c727f

#635c65

#4b454c

#322e33

#191719

Tints

Color #948b96 mixed toward white.

#a69ea8

#b8b2b9

#cac5cb

#dbd8dc

#edecee

Tones

Color #948b96 mixed toward gray.

#948c95

#938d94

#928e93

#928f92

#919092

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#909093 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#919193 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#949191 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #948b96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#948b96]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#948b96 (#948b96) is rgb(148, 139, 150) in RGB.

No, #948b96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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