What color is #988591?

#988591 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 #988591?

The RGB value is 152, 133, 145: 152 red, 133 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988591?

The complementary color is #85988C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988591 color

#988591 rgb(152, 133, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988591 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 52.2% green and 56.9% blue (152, 133, 145).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#988591 color codes

HEX	`#988591`
RGB	`rgb(152, 133, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 52.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.55, 9.38, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.55, 10.11, 338.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.447, 25.495, 30.31)`
Decimal	`9995665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988591, 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 #988591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #988591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988591; }
.text { color: #988591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 133 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988591, #988588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #988591?: #988591 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 #988591?: The RGB value is 152, 133, 145: 152 red, 133 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988591?: The complementary color is #85988C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.