What color is #988189?

#988189 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988189?

The RGB value is 152, 129, 137: 152 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988189?

The complementary color is #819890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988189 color

#988189 rgb(152, 129, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988189 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 50.6% green and 53.7% blue (152, 129, 137).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#988189 color codes

HEX	`#988189`
RGB	`rgb(152, 129, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 50.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.27, 10.19, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.27, 10.24, 354.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.314, 24.183, 26.996)`
Decimal	`9994633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988189, 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 #988189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #988189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988189; }
.text { color: #988189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 129 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988189, #988481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #988189?: #988189 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988189?: The RGB value is 152, 129, 137: 152 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988189?: The complementary color is #819890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.