#999798

Color #999798

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.66 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#999798

RGB

rgb(153, 151, 152)

HSL

hsl(330, 1%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 1.3%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 0.7%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.65, 0.92, -0.27)

LCH

lch(62.65, 0.96, 343.64)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0027, 344.93)

HWB

hwb(330, 59.2%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979998

Analogous

#999799

#999798

#999797

Triadic

#999798

#989997

#979899

Split-complementary

#999798

#979997

#979999

Tetradic

#999798

#999897

#979998

#979899

Square

#999798

#999997

#979998

#979799

Shades

Color #999798 mixed toward black.

#807d7f

#666465

#4d4b4c

#333233

#1a1919

Tints

Color #999798 mixed toward white.

#aaa8a9

#bbbaba

#cccbcb

#dddcdd

#eeeeee

Tones

Color #999798 mixed toward gray.

#999798

#989798

#989898

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989898 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#989898 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#999898 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 1.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999798;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999798]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#999798 (#999798) is rgb(153, 151, 152) in RGB.

No, #999798 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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