What color is #988F8F?

#988F8F 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 #988F8F?

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

What is the complementary color of #988F8F?

The complementary color is #8F9898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988F8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988F8F color

#988F8F rgb(152, 143, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988F8F is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Mist (#948E90), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#988F8F color codes

HEX	`#988F8F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 143, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 6%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.16, 3.33, 1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.16, 3.54, 19.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.729, 28.304, 29.984)`
Decimal	`9998223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988F8F, 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 #988F8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988F8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #988F8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988f8f; }
.text { color: #988f8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988f8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 143 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988f8f, #98938f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #988F8F?: #988F8F 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 #988F8F?: The RGB value is 152, 143, 143: 152 red, 143 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988F8F?: The complementary color is #8F9898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988F8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.