What color is #98818B?

#98818B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98818B?

The RGB value is 152, 129, 139: 152 red, 129 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98818B?

The complementary color is #81988E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98818B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98818B color

#98818B rgb(152, 129, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98818B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 50.6% green and 54.5% blue (152, 129, 139).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#98818B color codes

HEX	`#98818B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 129, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 50.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.33, 10.55, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.33, 10.76, 348.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.459, 24.241, 27.759)`
Decimal	`9994635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98818B, 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 #98818B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98818B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #98818B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98818b; }
.text { color: #98818b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98818b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 129 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98818b, #988381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #98818B?: #98818B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98818B?: The RGB value is 152, 129, 139: 152 red, 129 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98818B?: The complementary color is #81988E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98818B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.