#998e98

Color #998e98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#998e98

RGB

rgb(153, 142, 152)

HSL

hsl(305.5, 5.1%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.5, 7.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 0.7%, 40%)

LAB

lab(60.24, 5.97, -3.82)

LCH

lch(60.24, 7.09, 327.39)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0194, 328.68)

HWB

hwb(305.5, 55.7%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e998f

Analogous

#948e99

#998e98

#998e92

Triadic

#998e98

#98998e

#8e9899

Split-complementary

#998e98

#92998e

#8e9994

Tetradic

#998e98

#998f8e

#8e998f

#8e9899

Square

#998e98

#99948e

#8e998f

#8e9299

Shades

Color #998e98 mixed toward black.

#817580

#675d66

#4d464d

#342f33

#1a171a

Tints

Color #998e98 mixed toward white.

#aaa1a9

#bbb4ba

#ccc6cb

#ddd9dd

#eeecee

Tones

Color #998e98 mixed toward gray.

#988f97

#979096

#969196

#959295

#949294

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#949496 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#959695 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#989493 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #998e98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998e98]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#998e98 (#998e98) is rgb(153, 142, 152) in RGB.

No, #998e98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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