Cinereous (#98817B)

The hex code for Cinereous is #98817B. It is rgb(152, 129, 123) in RGB, hsl(12, 12%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 40%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#98817B

HEX#98817B

RGBrgb(152, 129, 123)

HSLhsl(12, 12%, 54%)

HSVhsv(12, 19%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.03 35)

LABlab(56.01% 8.34 6.70)

LCHlch(56.01% 10.70 38.78)

Colors Closest to Cinereous

Cinereous is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Rocket Metallic#8A7F80ΔE 7.09 Mocha#967969ΔE 7.27 Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 7.29 Beaver#9F8170ΔE 7.33 Toad#8B7D6BΔE 7.75 Middle Gray#8B8680ΔE 7.76

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#98817B Channel Values

How Cinereous breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 152 · G 129 · B 123	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 12° · S 12% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 12° · S 19% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 15% · Y 19% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.65:1 vs white · 5.76:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Cinereous background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text3.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Cinereous

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Cinereous; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of Cinereous

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How Cinereous Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#98817B

Protanopia#85857B

Protanomaly#8D847B

Deuteranopia#89897A

Deuteranomaly#8F867B

Tritanopia#998080

Tritanomaly#98817E

Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #98817B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--cinereous: #98817B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #98817B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'cinereous': '#98817B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.506, blue: 0.482)

Android XML<color name="cinereous">#98817B</color>

SVG fillfill="#98817B"

More Red Colors

Cinereous sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

990000 973a4a 990f00 971212 991700 960018 993333 954535 995c5c 940025 996666 940019 ae0c00 c41717 d62929 e58e73 f2003c fbeae5 ff3333 ff7a8e ffcccb 291919 561010 7a1f1f

#98817B Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Cinereous?

The hex code for Cinereous is #98817B. That is rgb(152, 129, 123) in RGB, hsl(12, 12%, 54%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #98817B?

#98817B is rgb(152, 129, 123) — red 152, green 129, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #98817B?

#98817B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #98817B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #98817B scores 3.65:1 against white and 5.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #98817B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #98817B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 10.97, which is visibly different.

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