What color is #98848F?

#98848F 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 #98848F?

The RGB value is 152, 132, 143: 152 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98848F?

The complementary color is #84988D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98848F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98848F color

#98848F rgb(152, 132, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98848F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 51.8% green and 56.1% blue (152, 132, 143).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#98848F color codes

HEX	`#98848F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 132, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 51.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.23, 9.57, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.23, 10.06, 342.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.158, 25.162, 29.46)`
Decimal	`9995407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98848F, 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 #98848F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98848F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #98848F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98848f; }
.text { color: #98848f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98848f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 132 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98848f, #988485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #98848F?: #98848F 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 #98848F?: The RGB value is 152, 132, 143: 152 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98848F?: The complementary color is #84988D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98848F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.