What color is #988A97?

#988A97 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988A97?

The RGB value is 152, 138, 151: 152 red, 138 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988A97?

The complementary color is #8A988B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988A97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988A97 color

#988A97 rgb(152, 138, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988A97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 54.1% green and 59.2% blue (152, 138, 151).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% 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 6.42:1).

#988A97 color codes

HEX	`#988A97`
RGB	`rgb(152, 138, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 54.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.05, 7.68, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.05, 9.16, 326.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.623, 27.087, 33.045)`
Decimal	`9996951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988A97, 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 #988A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #988A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988a97; }
.text { color: #988a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 138 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988a97, #988a90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #988A97?: #988A97 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988A97?: The RGB value is 152, 138, 151: 152 red, 138 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988A97?: The complementary color is #8A988B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988A97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.