#979495

Color #979495

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.76 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#979495

RGB

rgb(151, 148, 149)

HSL

hsl(340, 1.4%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340, 2%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2%, 1.3%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(61.59, 1.29, -0.14)

LCH

lch(61.59, 1.3, 353.81)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0038, 355.49)

HWB

hwb(340, 58%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#949796

Analogous

#979496

#979495

#979494

Triadic

#979495

#959794

#949597

Split-complementary

#979495

#949794

#949697

Tetradic

#979495

#979694

#949796

#949597

Square

#979495

#969794

#949796

#949497

Shades

Color #979495 mixed toward black.

#7e7b7c

#656263

#4c4a4a

#333132

#191919

Tints

Color #979495 mixed toward white.

#a8a6a7

#bab8b8

#cbc9ca

#dcdbdc

#eeeded

Tones

Color #979495 mixed toward gray.

#979495

#969495

#969595

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969695 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#969695 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#979595 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 1.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #979495;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979495]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#979495 (#979495) is rgb(151, 148, 149) in RGB.

No, #979495 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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