#989991

Color #989991

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.74 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#989991

RGB

rgb(152, 153, 145)

HSL

hsl(67.5, 3.8%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.5, 5.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 0%, 5.2%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.93, -1.87, 4.07)

LCH

lch(62.93, 4.48, 114.68)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0116, 112.35)

HWB

hwb(67.5, 56.9%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#929199

Analogous

#999691

#989991

#949991

Triadic

#989991

#919899

#999198

Split-complementary

#989991

#919499

#969199

Tetradic

#989991

#919992

#929199

#999198

Square

#989991

#919996

#929199

#999194

Shades

Color #989991 mixed toward black.

#808177

#666760

#4d4d48

#333430

#1a1a18

Tints

Color #989991 mixed toward white.

#a9aaa3

#babbb6

#cbccc8

#ddddda

#eeeeed

Tones

Color #989991 mixed toward gray.

#979892

#969793

#969694

#959694

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989893 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#989893 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#989595 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 4.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #989991;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#989991]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#989991 (#989991) is rgb(152, 153, 145) in RGB.

No, #989991 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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