#986969

Color #986969

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.51 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#986969

RGB

rgb(152, 105, 105)

HSL

hsl(0, 18.6%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 30.9%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.9%, 30.9%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(49.25, 18.84, 7.59)

LCH

lch(49.25, 20.31, 21.94)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.0607, 19.15)

HWB

hwb(0, 41.2%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#699898

Analogous

#986981

#986969

#988169

Triadic

#986969

#699869

#696998

Split-complementary

#986969

#699881

#698198

Tetradic

#986969

#989869

#699898

#696998

Square

#986969

#819869

#699898

#816998

Shades

Color #986969 mixed toward black.

#7f5757

#664646

#4c3434

#332323

#191111

Tints

Color #986969 mixed toward white.

#a98282

#ba9b9b

#ccb4b4

#ddcdcd

#eee6e6

Tones

Color #986969 mixed toward gray.

#946d6d

#907171

#8c7575

#887979

#847d7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.56:1

White text reads better on this background (4.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868669 · ΔE 27.6

Deuteranopia

#898c69 · ΔE 30.2

Tritanopia

#966969 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #986969;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#986969]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#986969 (#986969) is rgb(152, 105, 105) in RGB.

No, #986969 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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