What color is #98838D?

#98838D 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 #98838D?

The RGB value is 152, 131, 141: 152 red, 131 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98838D?

The complementary color is #83988E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98838D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98838D color

#98838D rgb(152, 131, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98838D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 51.4% green and 55.3% blue (152, 131, 141).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#98838D color codes

HEX	`#98838D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 131, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 51.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.91, 9.77, -2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.91, 10.07, 346.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.872, 24.832, 28.624)`
Decimal	`9995149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98838D, 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 #98838D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98838D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #98838D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98838d; }
.text { color: #98838d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98838d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 131 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98838d, #988483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #98838D?: #98838D 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 #98838D?: The RGB value is 152, 131, 141: 152 red, 131 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98838D?: The complementary color is #83988E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98838D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.