#968996

Color #968996

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#968996

RGB

rgb(150, 137, 150)

HSL

hsl(300, 5.8%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 8.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(58.58, 7.32, -5.15)

LCH

lch(58.58, 8.95, 324.87)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0243, 325.72)

HWB

hwb(300, 53.7%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#899689

Analogous

#908996

#968996

#968990

Triadic

#968996

#969689

#899696

Split-complementary

#968996

#909689

#899690

Tetradic

#968996

#968989

#899689

#899696

Square

#968996

#969089

#899689

#899096

Shades

Color #968996 mixed toward black.

#7f717f

#655a65

#4c444c

#332d33

#191719

Tints

Color #968996 mixed toward white.

#a89da8

#b9b0b9

#cbc4cb

#dcd8dc

#eeebee

Tones

Color #968996 mixed toward gray.

#958a95

#948b94

#938c93

#928d92

#918e91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919093 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#919292 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#959190 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #968996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968996]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#968996 (#968996) is rgb(150, 137, 150) in RGB.

No, #968996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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