What color is #988F8B?

#988F8B is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988F8B?

The RGB value is 152, 143, 139: 152 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988F8B?

The complementary color is #8B9498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988F8B color

#988F8B rgb(152, 143, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988F8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.1% green and 54.5% blue (152, 143, 139).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#988F8B color codes

HEX	`#988F8B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 143, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.06, 2.6, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.06, 4.22, 51.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.431, 28.185, 28.416)`
Decimal	`9998219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988F8B, 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 #988F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #988F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988f8b; }
.text { color: #988f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 143 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988f8b, #98968b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #988F8B?: #988F8B is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988F8B?: The RGB value is 152, 143, 139: 152 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988F8B?: The complementary color is #8B9498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.