What color is #98005E?

#98005E is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Morbid Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98005E?

The RGB value is 152, 0, 94: 152 red, 0 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98005E?

The complementary color is #00983A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98005E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98005E color

#98005E rgb(152, 0, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #98005E is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 0% green and 36.9% blue (152, 0, 94).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 38% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Morbid Princess (#9E0E64), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#98005E color codes

HEX	`#98005E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 0, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 0%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 38%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.89, 59.3, -9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.89, 60.06, 350.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.97, 7.486, 11.244)`
Decimal	`9961566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98005E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #98005E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#98005E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #98005E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98005e; }
.text { color: #98005e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98005e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 0 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98005e, #980012); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #98005E?: #98005E is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Morbid Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98005E?: The RGB value is 152, 0, 94: 152 red, 0 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98005E?: The complementary color is #00983A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98005E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.