What color is #988C95?

#988C95 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988C95?

The RGB value is 152, 140, 149: 152 red, 140 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988C95?

The complementary color is #8C988F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988C95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988C95 color

#988C95 rgb(152, 140, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988C95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 54.9% green and 58.4% blue (152, 140, 149).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#988C95 color codes

HEX	`#988C95`
RGB	`rgb(152, 140, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 54.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.53, 6.16, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.53, 6.92, 332.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.751, 27.602, 32.294)`
Decimal	`9997461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988C95, 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 #988C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #988C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988c95; }
.text { color: #988c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 140 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988c95, #988c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #988C95?: #988C95 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988C95?: The RGB value is 152, 140, 149: 152 red, 140 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988C95?: The complementary color is #8C988F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988C95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.