What color is #988991?

#988991 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988991?

The RGB value is 152, 137, 145: 152 red, 137 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988991?

The complementary color is #899890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988991 color

#988991 rgb(152, 137, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988991 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 53.7% green and 56.9% blue (152, 137, 145).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#988991 color codes

HEX	`#988991`
RGB	`rgb(152, 137, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 53.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.61, 7.1, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.61, 7.43, 342.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.005, 26.611, 30.496)`
Decimal	`9996689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988991, 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 #988991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #988991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988991; }
.text { color: #988991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 137 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988991, #98898a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #988991?: #988991 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988991?: The RGB value is 152, 137, 145: 152 red, 137 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988991?: The complementary color is #899890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.