#988096

Color #988096

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#988096

RGB

rgb(152, 128, 150)

HSL

hsl(305, 10.4%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305, 15.8%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 1.3%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(56.4, 13.21, -8.36)

LCH

lch(56.4, 15.63, 327.67)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.0429, 328.72)

HWB

hwb(305, 50.2%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#809882

Analogous

#8e8098

#988096

#98808a

Triadic

#988096

#969880

#809698

Split-complementary

#988096

#8a9880

#80988e

Tetradic

#988096

#988280

#809882

#809698

Square

#988096

#988e80

#809882

#808a98

Shades

Color #988096 mixed toward black.

#81697f

#675465

#4d3f4c

#342a33

#1a1519

Tints

Color #988096 mixed toward white.

#a995a7

#baaab9

#cbc0ca

#ddd5dc

#eeeaed

Tones

Color #988096 mixed toward gray.

#968294

#948493

#928691

#90888f

#8e8a8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e91 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#909190 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#978d8c · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #988096;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#988096]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#988096 (#988096) is rgb(152, 128, 150) in RGB.

No, #988096 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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