What color is #98849E?

#98849E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98849E?

The RGB value is 152, 132, 158: 152 red, 132 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98849E?

The complementary color is #8A9E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98849E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98849E color

#98849E rgb(152, 132, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #98849E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 51.8% green and 62% blue (152, 132, 158).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#98849E color codes

HEX	`#98849E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 132, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 51.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.7, 12.51, -11.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.7, 16.68, 318.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.371, 25.647, 35.85)`
Decimal	`9995422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98849E, 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 #98849E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98849E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #98849E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98849e; }
.text { color: #98849e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98849e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 132 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98849e, #9e8497); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #98849E?: #98849E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98849E?: The RGB value is 152, 132, 158: 152 red, 132 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98849E?: The complementary color is #8A9E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98849E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.