#98797f

Color #98797f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#98797f

RGB

rgb(152, 121, 127)

HSL

hsl(348.4, 13.1%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.4, 20.4%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.4%, 16.4%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(53.9, 13.03, 1.32)

LCH

lch(53.9, 13.1, 5.78)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.0395, 5.38)

HWB

hwb(348.4, 47.5%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#799892

Analogous

#98798e

#98797f

#988279

Triadic

#98797f

#7f9879

#797f98

Split-complementary

#98797f

#799882

#798e98

Tetradic

#98797f

#989279

#799892

#797f98

Square

#98797f

#8e9879

#799892

#827998

Shades

Color #98797f mixed toward black.

#816369

#674f54

#4d3b3f

#33282a

#1a1415

Tints

Color #98797f mixed toward white.

#a98f94

#baa6aa

#cbbcbf

#ddd2d4

#eee9ea

Tones

Color #98797f mixed toward gray.

#957b80

#937e82

#908184

#8e8385

#8b8687

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8b7e · ΔE 19.4

Deuteranopia

#8d907d · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#977c7c · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #98797f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98797f]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#98797f (#98797f) is rgb(152, 121, 127) in RGB.

No, #98797f 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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