What color is #98908E?

#98908E is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98908E?

The RGB value is 152, 144, 142: 152 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98908E?

The complementary color is #8E9698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98908E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98908E color

#98908E rgb(152, 144, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98908E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.5% green and 55.7% blue (152, 144, 142).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#98908E color codes

HEX	`#98908E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 144, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.4, 2.58, 2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.4, 3.34, 39.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.804, 28.575, 29.637)`
Decimal	`9998478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98908E, 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 #98908E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98908E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #98908E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98908e; }
.text { color: #98908e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98908e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 144 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98908e, #98958e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #98908E?: #98908E is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98908E?: The RGB value is 152, 144, 142: 152 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98908E?: The complementary color is #8E9698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98908E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.