#987980

Color #987980

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#987980

RGB

rgb(152, 121, 128)

HSL

hsl(346.5, 13.1%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.5, 20.4%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.4%, 15.8%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(53.93, 13.2, 0.77)

LCH

lch(53.93, 13.22, 3.34)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.0398, 3.17)

HWB

hwb(346.5, 47.5%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#799891

Analogous

#98798f

#987980

#988179

Triadic

#987980

#809879

#798098

Split-complementary

#987980

#799881

#798f98

Tetradic

#987980

#989179

#799891

#798098

Square

#987980

#8f9879

#799891

#817998

Shades

Color #987980 mixed toward black.

#816369

#674f54

#4d3b3f

#33282a

#1a1415

Tints

Color #987980 mixed toward white.

#a98f95

#baa6aa

#cbbcbf

#ddd2d5

#eee9ea

Tones

Color #987980 mixed toward gray.

#957b81

#937e83

#908184

#8e8386

#8b8687

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.9:1

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 19.7

Deuteranopia

#8d907e · ΔE 23.8

Tritanopia

#977d7d · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #987980;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#987980]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#987980 (#987980) is rgb(152, 121, 128) in RGB.

No, #987980 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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