#998b8f

Color #998b8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.17 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#998b8f

RGB

rgb(153, 139, 143)

HSL

hsl(342.9, 6.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(342.9, 9.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 6.5%, 40%)

LAB

lab(59.18, 5.96, -0.23)

LCH

lch(59.18, 5.96, 357.79)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0177, 358.38)

HWB

hwb(342.9, 54.5%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b9995

Analogous

#998b96

#998b8f

#998e8b

Triadic

#998b8f

#8f998b

#8b8f99

Split-complementary

#998b8f

#8b998e

#8b9699

Tetradic

#998b8f

#99958b

#8b9995

#8b8f99

Square

#998b8f

#96998b

#8b9995

#8e8b99

Shades

Color #998b8f mixed toward black.

#827276

#685b5f

#4e4447

#342e2f

#1a1718

Tints

Color #998b8f mixed toward white.

#aa9ea2

#bbb2b4

#ccc5c7

#ddd8da

#eeecec

Tones

Color #998b8f mixed toward gray.

#988c90

#978d90

#968f91

#949091

#939192

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93938e · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#94958e · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#988d8d · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998b8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998b8f]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#998b8f (#998b8f) is rgb(153, 139, 143) in RGB.

No, #998b8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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