#987974

Color #987974

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.56 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#987974

RGB

rgb(152, 121, 116)

HSL

hsl(8.3, 14.9%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.3, 23.7%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.4%, 23.7%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(53.61, 11.25, 7.32)

LCH

lch(53.61, 13.42, 33.05)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0397, 28.96)

HWB

hwb(8.3, 45.5%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#749398

Analogous

#987481

#987974

#988b74

Triadic

#987974

#749879

#797498

Split-complementary

#987974

#74988b

#748198

Tetradic

#987974

#939874

#749398

#797498

Square

#987974

#819874

#749398

#8b7498

Shades

Color #987974 mixed toward black.

#80645f

#67504c

#4d3c39

#332826

#1a1413

Tints

Color #987974 mixed toward white.

#a98f8b

#baa6a2

#cbbcb9

#ddd2d1

#eee9e8

Tones

Color #987974 mixed toward gray.

#957b77

#927d7a

#8f7f7d

#8c8280

#898483

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8b75 · ΔE 19.4

Deuteranopia

#8d9076 · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#977676 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #987974;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#987974]

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Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#987974 (#987974) is rgb(152, 121, 116) in RGB.

No, #987974 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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