What color is #98928E?

#98928E is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98928E?

The RGB value is 152, 146, 142: 152 red, 146 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98928E?

The complementary color is #8E9498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98928E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98928E color

#98928E rgb(152, 146, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98928E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 57.3% green and 55.7% blue (152, 146, 142).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#98928E color codes

HEX	`#98928E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 146, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 57.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.95, 1.46, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.95, 3.25, 63.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.11, 29.186, 29.739)`
Decimal	`9998990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98928E, 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 #98928E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98928E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #98928E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98928e; }
.text { color: #98928e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98928e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 146 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98928e, #98978e); }

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Questions

What color is #98928E?: #98928E is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98928E?: The RGB value is 152, 146, 142: 152 red, 146 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98928E?: The complementary color is #8E9498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98928E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.