#988196

Color #988196

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#988196

RGB

rgb(152, 129, 150)

HSL

hsl(305.2, 10%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.2, 15.1%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 1.3%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(56.66, 12.63, -7.98)

LCH

lch(56.66, 14.94, 327.71)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0411, 328.82)

HWB

hwb(305.2, 50.6%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#819883

Analogous

#8e8198

#988196

#98818b

Triadic

#988196

#969881

#819698

Split-complementary

#988196

#8b9881

#81988e

Tetradic

#988196

#988381

#819883

#819698

Square

#988196

#988e81

#819883

#818b98

Shades

Color #988196 mixed toward black.

#81697f

#675465

#4d3f4c

#342a33

#1a1519

Tints

Color #988196 mixed toward white.

#a996a7

#baabb9

#cbc0ca

#ddd5dc

#eeeaed

Tones

Color #988196 mixed toward gray.

#968394

#948593

#928791

#908990

#8e8b8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8e91 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#909290 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#978d8d · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #988196;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#988196]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#988196 (#988196) is rgb(152, 129, 150) in RGB.

No, #988196 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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