#998b9b

Color #998b9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#998b9b

RGB

rgb(153, 139, 155)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 7.4%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 10.3%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 10.3%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(59.53, 8.26, -6.57)

LCH

lch(59.53, 10.55, 321.5)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0284, 322)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 54.5%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d9b8b

Analogous

#918b9b

#998b9b

#9b8b95

Triadic

#998b9b

#9b998b

#8b9b99

Split-complementary

#998b9b

#959b8b

#8b9b91

Tetradic

#998b9b

#9b8b8d

#8d9b8b

#8b9b99

Square

#998b9b

#9b918b

#8d9b8b

#8b959b

Shades

Color #998b9b mixed toward black.

#817183

#675b69

#4e444f

#342d35

#1a171a

Tints

Color #998b9b mixed toward white.

#aa9eac

#bbb2bc

#ccc5cd

#ddd8de

#eeecee

Tones

Color #998b9b mixed toward gray.

#988c9a

#978e98

#968f97

#959096

#949294

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939397 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#949596 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#989494 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998b9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998b9b]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#998b9b (#998b9b) is rgb(153, 139, 155) in RGB.

No, #998b9b 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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