#978f8d

Color #978f8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.25 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#978f8d

RGB

rgb(151, 143, 141)

HSL

hsl(12, 4.6%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12, 6.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 6.6%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(60.02, 2.59, 2.12)

LCH

lch(60.02, 3.35, 39.3)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.01, 34.01)

HWB

hwb(12, 55.3%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d9597

Analogous

#978d90

#978f8d

#97948d

Triadic

#978f8d

#8d978f

#8f8d97

Split-complementary

#978f8d

#8d9794

#8d9097

Tetradic

#978f8d

#95978d

#8d9597

#8f8d97

Square

#978f8d

#90978d

#8d9597

#948d97

Shades

Color #978f8d mixed toward black.

#7f7674

#665f5d

#4c4746

#332f2e

#191817

Tints

Color #978f8d mixed toward white.

#a8a2a0

#bab4b3

#cbc7c6

#dcdad9

#eeecec

Tones

Color #978f8d mixed toward gray.

#96908e

#95908f

#959190

#949190

#939291

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94948d · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#94958e · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#978e8e · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #978f8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978f8d]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#978f8d (#978f8d) is rgb(151, 143, 141) in RGB.

No, #978f8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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