What color is #988B8E?

#988B8E is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988B8E?

The RGB value is 152, 139, 142: 152 red, 139 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988B8E?

The complementary color is #8B9895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988B8E?

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.

#988B8E color

#988B8E rgb(152, 139, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988B8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 54.5% green and 55.7% blue (152, 139, 142).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#988B8E color codes

HEX	`#988B8E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 139, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 54.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.06, 5.4, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.06, 5.4, 1.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.063, 27.094, 29.39)`
Decimal	`9997198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988B8E, 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 #988B8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988B8E 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 #988B8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988b8e; }
.text { color: #988b8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988b8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 139 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988b8e, #988e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #988B8E?: #988B8E is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988B8E?: The RGB value is 152, 139, 142: 152 red, 139 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988B8E?: The complementary color is #8B9895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988B8E?: 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.