What color is #988D90?

#988D90 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988D90?

The RGB value is 152, 141, 144: 152 red, 141 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988D90?

The complementary color is #8D9895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988D90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988D90 color

#988D90 rgb(152, 141, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988D90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 55.3% green and 56.5% blue (152, 141, 144).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 5% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#988D90 color codes

HEX	`#988D90`
RGB	`rgb(152, 141, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 55.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 5%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.65, 4.64, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.65, 4.64, 358.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.507, 27.739, 30.285)`
Decimal	`9997712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988D90, 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 #988D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #988D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988d90; }
.text { color: #988d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 141 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988d90, #98908d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #988D90?: #988D90 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988D90?: The RGB value is 152, 141, 144: 152 red, 141 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988D90?: The complementary color is #8D9895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988D90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.