What color is #988393?

#988393 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 #988393?

The RGB value is 152, 131, 147: 152 red, 131 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988393?

The complementary color is #839888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988393 color

#988393 rgb(152, 131, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988393 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 51.4% green and 57.6% blue (152, 131, 147).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#988393 color codes

HEX	`#988393`
RGB	`rgb(152, 131, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 51.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.09, 10.9, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.09, 12.26, 332.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.331, 25.015, 31.039)`
Decimal	`9995155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988393, 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 #988393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #988393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988393; }
.text { color: #988393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 131 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988393, #988388); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #988393?: #988393 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 #988393?: The RGB value is 152, 131, 147: 152 red, 131 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988393?: The complementary color is #839888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.