What color is #98868B?

#98868B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98868B?

The RGB value is 152, 134, 139: 152 red, 134 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98868B?

The complementary color is #869893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98868B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98868B color

#98868B rgb(152, 134, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98868B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 52.5% green and 54.5% blue (152, 134, 139).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#98868B color codes

HEX	`#98868B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 134, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 52.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.65, 7.69, -0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.65, 7.69, 358.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.134, 25.59, 27.984)`
Decimal	`9995915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98868B, 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 #98868B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98868B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #98868B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98868b; }
.text { color: #98868b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98868b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 134 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98868b, #988a86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #98868B?: #98868B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98868B?: The RGB value is 152, 134, 139: 152 red, 134 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98868B?: The complementary color is #869893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98868B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.