#978b99

Color #978b99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#978b99

RGB

rgb(151, 139, 153)

HSL

hsl(291.4, 6.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.4, 9.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 9.2%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(59.29, 7.14, -5.8)

LCH

lch(59.29, 9.2, 320.91)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0247, 321.41)

HWB

hwb(291.4, 54.5%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d998b

Analogous

#908b99

#978b99

#998b94

Triadic

#978b99

#99978b

#8b9997

Split-complementary

#978b99

#94998b

#8b9990

Tetradic

#978b99

#998b8d

#8d998b

#8b9997

Square

#978b99

#99908b

#8d998b

#8b9499

Shades

Color #978b99 mixed toward black.

#7f7282

#665b68

#4c444e

#332e34

#19171a

Tints

Color #978b99 mixed toward white.

#a89eaa

#bab2bb

#cbc5cc

#dcd8dd

#eeecee

Tones

Color #978b99 mixed toward gray.

#968c98

#958d97

#958f96

#949094

#939193

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929296 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#939495 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#969393 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978b99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978b99]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#978b99 (#978b99) is rgb(151, 139, 153) in RGB.

No, #978b99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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