What color is #988191?

#988191 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988191?

The RGB value is 152, 129, 145: 152 red, 129 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988191?

The complementary color is #819888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988191 color

#988191 rgb(152, 129, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988191 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 50.6% green and 56.9% blue (152, 129, 145).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#988191 color codes

HEX	`#988191`
RGB	`rgb(152, 129, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 50.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.51, 11.67, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.51, 12.82, 335.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.909, 24.421, 30.131)`
Decimal	`9994641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988191, 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 #988191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #988191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988191; }
.text { color: #988191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 129 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988191, #988186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #988191?: #988191 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988191?: The RGB value is 152, 129, 145: 152 red, 129 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988191?: The complementary color is #819888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.