What color is #98929D?

#98929D is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98929D?

The RGB value is 152, 146, 157: 152 red, 146 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98929D?

The complementary color is #979D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98929D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98929D color

#98929D rgb(152, 146, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98929D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 57.3% green and 61.6% blue (152, 146, 157).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#98929D color codes

HEX	`#98929D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 146, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 57.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 7%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.37, 4.34, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.37, 6.62, 310.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.313, 29.668, 36.074)`
Decimal	`9999005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98929D, 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 #98929D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98929D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #98929D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98929d; }
.text { color: #98929d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98929d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 146 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98929d, #9d929d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #98929D?: #98929D is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98929D?: The RGB value is 152, 146, 157: 152 red, 146 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98929D?: The complementary color is #979D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98929D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.