What color is #98859D?

#98859D 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 #98859D?

The RGB value is 152, 133, 157: 152 red, 133 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98859D?

The complementary color is #8A9D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98859D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98859D color

#98859D rgb(152, 133, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #98859D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 52.2% green and 61.6% blue (152, 133, 157).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#98859D color codes

HEX	`#98859D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 133, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 52.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 15%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.93, 11.73, -10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.93, 15.49, 319.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.421, 25.885, 35.444)`
Decimal	`9995677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98859D, 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 #98859D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98859D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #98859D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98859d; }
.text { color: #98859d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98859d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 133 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98859d, #9d8596); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #98859D?: #98859D 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 #98859D?: The RGB value is 152, 133, 157: 152 red, 133 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98859D?: The complementary color is #8A9D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98859D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.