What color is #98828F?

#98828F 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 #98828F?

The RGB value is 152, 130, 143: 152 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98828F?

The complementary color is #82988B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98828F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98828F color

#98828F rgb(152, 130, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98828F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 51% green and 56.1% blue (152, 130, 143).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#98828F color codes

HEX	`#98828F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 130, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 51%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.71, 10.72, -3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.71, 11.39, 340.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.889, 24.624, 29.37)`
Decimal	`9994895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98828F, 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 #98828F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98828F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #98828F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98828f; }
.text { color: #98828f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98828f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 130 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98828f, #988284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #98828F?: #98828F 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 #98828F?: The RGB value is 152, 130, 143: 152 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98828F?: The complementary color is #82988B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98828F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.