What color is #98829D?

#98829D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98829D?

The RGB value is 152, 130, 157: 152 red, 130 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98829D?

The complementary color is #879D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98829D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98829D color

#98829D rgb(152, 130, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #98829D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 51% green and 61.6% blue (152, 130, 157).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#98829D color codes

HEX	`#98829D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 130, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 51%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.15, 13.45, -11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.15, 17.56, 320.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.016, 25.075, 35.309)`
Decimal	`9994909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98829D, 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 #98829D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98829D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #98829D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98829d; }
.text { color: #98829d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98829d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 130 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98829d, #9d8295); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #98829D?: #98829D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98829D?: The RGB value is 152, 130, 157: 152 red, 130 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98829D?: The complementary color is #879D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98829D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.