#978280

Color #978280

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.03 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#978280

RGB

rgb(151, 130, 128)

HSL

hsl(5.2, 10%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.2, 15.2%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 15.2%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(56.19, 7.65, 4.04)

LCH

lch(56.19, 8.65, 27.84)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.026, 24.3)

HWB

hwb(5.2, 50.2%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#809597

Analogous

#978089

#978280

#978d80

Triadic

#978280

#809782

#828097

Split-complementary

#978280

#80978d

#808997

Tetradic

#978280

#959780

#809597

#828097

Square

#978280

#899780

#809597

#8d8097

Shades

Color #978280 mixed toward black.

#806b69

#665554

#4d403f

#332b2a

#1a1515

Tints

Color #978280 mixed toward white.

#a89795

#baacaa

#cbc0bf

#dcd5d5

#eeeaea

Tones

Color #978280 mixed toward gray.

#958482

#938584

#918786

#8f8888

#8d8a8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e80 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#909181 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#968181 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978280;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978280]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#978280 (#978280) is rgb(151, 130, 128) in RGB.

No, #978280 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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