#988596

Color #988596

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#988596

RGB

rgb(152, 133, 150)

HSL

hsl(306.3, 8.4%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.3, 12.5%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.5%, 1.3%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(57.71, 10.34, -6.42)

LCH

lch(57.71, 12.17, 328.16)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.0335, 329.3)

HWB

hwb(306.3, 52.2%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#859887

Analogous

#918598

#988596

#98858d

Triadic

#988596

#969885

#859698

Split-complementary

#988596

#8d9885

#859891

Tetradic

#988596

#988785

#859887

#859698

Square

#988596

#989185

#859887

#858d98

Shades

Color #988596 mixed toward black.

#816d7f

#675765

#4d414c

#342c33

#1a1619

Tints

Color #988596 mixed toward white.

#a999a8

#baaeb9

#cbc2cb

#ddd6dc

#eeebee

Tones

Color #988596 mixed toward gray.

#968795

#958894

#938a92

#928b91

#908d90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#909092 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#919391 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#978f8e · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #988596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#988596]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#988596 (#988596) is rgb(152, 133, 150) in RGB.

No, #988596 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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