#998889

Color #998889

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.23 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#998889

RGB

rgb(153, 136, 137)

HSL

hsl(356.5, 7.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356.5, 11.1%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 10.5%, 40%)

LAB

lab(58.21, 6.57, 1.81)

LCH

lch(58.21, 6.81, 15.4)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0206, 13.77)

HWB

hwb(356.5, 53.3%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#889998

Analogous

#998892

#998889

#999088

Triadic

#998889

#899988

#888999

Split-complementary

#998889

#889990

#889299

Tetradic

#998889

#999888

#889998

#888999

Square

#998889

#929988

#889998

#908899

Shades

Color #998889 mixed toward black.

#826f70

#68595a

#4e4343

#342c2d

#1a1616

Tints

Color #998889 mixed toward white.

#aa9c9d

#bbb0b0

#ccc4c4

#ddd7d8

#eeebeb

Tones

Color #998889 mixed toward gray.

#988a8a

#968b8c

#958c8d

#938e8e

#928f8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929289 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#939489 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#988989 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998889;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998889]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#998889 (#998889) is rgb(153, 136, 137) in RGB.

No, #998889 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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