#988c8f

Color #988c8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#988c8f

RGB

rgb(152, 140, 143)

HSL

hsl(345, 5.5%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 7.9%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 5.9%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(59.36, 5.02, 0.02)

LCH

lch(59.36, 5.02, 0.23)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.015, 0.38)

HWB

hwb(345, 54.9%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c9895

Analogous

#988c95

#988c8f

#988f8c

Triadic

#988c8f

#8f988c

#8c8f98

Split-complementary

#988c8f

#8c988f

#8c9598

Tetradic

#988c8f

#98958c

#8c9895

#8c8f98

Square

#988c8f

#95988c

#8c9895

#8f8c98

Shades

Color #988c8f mixed toward black.

#807376

#675c5f

#4d4547

#332e2f

#1a1718

Tints

Color #988c8f mixed toward white.

#a99fa2

#bab2b4

#ccc6c7

#ddd9da

#eeecec

Tones

Color #988c8f mixed toward gray.

#978d90

#968e90

#958f91

#949091

#939192

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93938e · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#94958e · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#978e8e · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 6.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #988c8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#988c8f]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#988c8f (#988c8f) is rgb(152, 140, 143) in RGB.

No, #988c8f 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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