#98969a

Color #98969a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.28 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#98969a

RGB

rgb(152, 150, 154)

HSL

hsl(270, 1.9%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 2.6%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 2.6%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(62.36, 1.5, -1.84)

LCH

lch(62.36, 2.37, 309.19)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0063, 308.52)

HWB

hwb(270, 58.8%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#989a96

Analogous

#96969a

#98969a

#9a969a

Triadic

#98969a

#9a9896

#969a98

Split-complementary

#98969a

#9a9a96

#969a96

Tetradic

#98969a

#9a9698

#989a96

#969a98

Square

#98969a

#9a9696

#989a96

#969a9a

Shades

Color #98969a mixed toward black.

#7f7c81

#656367

#4c4b4d

#333234

#19191a

Tints

Color #98969a mixed toward white.

#a9a8ab

#bab9bc

#cbcbcc

#dddcdd

#eeeeee

Tones

Color #98969a mixed toward gray.

#98969a

#989799

#989898

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979799 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#979799 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#989898 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #98969a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98969a]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#98969a (#98969a) is rgb(152, 150, 154) in RGB.

No, #98969a 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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