#997796

Color #997796

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 20.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#997796

RGB

rgb(153, 119, 150)

HSL

hsl(305.3, 14.3%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.3, 22.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 2%, 40%)

LAB

lab(54.21, 18.76, -11.65)

LCH

lch(54.21, 22.08, 328.16)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.061, 329.23)

HWB

hwb(305.3, 46.7%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#77997a

Analogous

#8b7799

#997796

#997785

Triadic

#997796

#969977

#779699

Split-complementary

#997796

#859977

#77998b

Tetradic

#997796

#997a77

#77997a

#779699

Square

#997796

#998b77

#77997a

#778599

Shades

Color #997796 mixed toward black.

#81617f

#684e65

#4e3a4c

#342733

#1a1319

Tints

Color #997796 mixed toward white.

#aa8ea7

#bba4b9

#ccbbca

#ddd2dc

#eee8ed

Tones

Color #997796 mixed toward gray.

#967a94

#937d91

#907f8f

#8e828d

#8b858a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8b8f · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#8d908e · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#988a88 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 17.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #997796;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#997796]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#997796 (#997796) is rgb(153, 119, 150) in RGB.

No, #997796 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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