What color is #988F8E?

#988F8E is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988F8E?

The RGB value is 152, 143, 142: 152 red, 143 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988F8E?

The complementary color is #8E9798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988F8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988F8E color

#988F8E rgb(152, 143, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988F8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.1% green and 55.7% blue (152, 143, 142).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Mist (#948E90), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#988F8E color codes

HEX	`#988F8E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 143, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.14, 3.14, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.14, 3.59, 28.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.653, 28.274, 29.587)`
Decimal	`9998222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988F8E, 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 #988F8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988F8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #988F8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988f8e; }
.text { color: #988f8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988f8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 143 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988f8e, #98948e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #988F8E?: #988F8E is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988F8E?: The RGB value is 152, 143, 142: 152 red, 143 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988F8E?: The complementary color is #8E9798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988F8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.