#979890

Color #979890

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.06 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#979890

RGB

rgb(151, 152, 144)

HSL

hsl(67.5, 3.7%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.5, 5.3%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 0%, 5.3%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(62.55, -1.87, 4.08)

LCH

lch(62.55, 4.49, 114.62)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0116, 112.35)

HWB

hwb(67.5, 56.5%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#919098

Analogous

#989590

#979890

#939890

Triadic

#979890

#909798

#989097

Split-complementary

#979890

#909398

#959098

Tetradic

#979890

#909891

#919098

#989097

Square

#979890

#909895

#919098

#989093

Shades

Color #979890 mixed toward black.

#7f8077

#65665f

#4c4d47

#33332f

#191a18

Tints

Color #979890 mixed toward white.

#a8a9a2

#babab5

#cbcbc7

#dcddda

#eeeeec

Tones

Color #979890 mixed toward gray.

#969791

#959692

#959593

#949593

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979792 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#979792 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#979494 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979890;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979890]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#979890 (#979890) is rgb(151, 152, 144) in RGB.

No, #979890 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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