#97878b

Color #97878b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#97878b

RGB

rgb(151, 135, 139)

HSL

hsl(345, 7.1%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 10.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 7.9%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(57.82, 6.74, 0.06)

LCH

lch(57.82, 6.74, 0.51)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.0201, 0.86)

HWB

hwb(345, 52.9%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#879793

Analogous

#978793

#97878b

#978b87

Triadic

#97878b

#8b9787

#878b97

Split-complementary

#97878b

#87978b

#879397

Tetradic

#97878b

#979387

#879793

#878b97

Square

#97878b

#939787

#879793

#8b8797

Shades

Color #97878b mixed toward black.

#806f73

#66595c

#4d4245

#332c2e

#1a1617

Tints

Color #97878b mixed toward white.

#a89b9e

#baafb2

#cbc3c5

#dcd7d8

#eeebec

Tones

Color #97878b mixed toward gray.

#96888c

#948a8c

#938b8d

#928c8e

#908e8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#90908a · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#91928a · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#968989 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97878b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97878b]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#97878b (#97878b) is rgb(151, 135, 139) in RGB.

No, #97878b 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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