What color is #988E9D?

#988E9D is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988E9D?

The RGB value is 152, 142, 157: 152 red, 142 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988E9D?

The complementary color is #939D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988E9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988E9D color

#988E9D rgb(152, 142, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988E9D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 55.7% green and 61.6% blue (152, 142, 157).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#988E9D color codes

HEX	`#988E9D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 142, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 55.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.3, 6.6, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.3, 9.32, 315.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.707, 28.456, 35.872)`
Decimal	`9997981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988E9D, 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 #988E9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988E9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #988E9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988e9d; }
.text { color: #988e9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988e9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 142 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988e9d, #9d8e9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #988E9D?: #988E9D is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988E9D?: The RGB value is 152, 142, 157: 152 red, 142 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988E9D?: The complementary color is #939D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988E9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.