What color is #988A8F?

#988A8F is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988A8F?

The RGB value is 152, 138, 143: 152 red, 138 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988A8F?

The complementary color is #8A9893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988A8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988A8F color

#988A8F rgb(152, 138, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988A8F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 54.1% green and 56.1% blue (152, 138, 143).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#988A8F color codes

HEX	`#988A8F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 138, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 54.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.82, 6.15, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.82, 6.2, 352.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.995, 26.836, 29.739)`
Decimal	`9996943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988A8F, 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 #988A8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988A8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #988A8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988a8f; }
.text { color: #988a8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988a8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 138 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988a8f, #988c8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #988A8F?: #988A8F is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988A8F?: The RGB value is 152, 138, 143: 152 red, 138 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988A8F?: The complementary color is #8A9893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988A8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.