What color is #98939B?

#98939B is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98939B?

The RGB value is 152, 147, 155: 152 red, 147 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98939B?

The complementary color is #969B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98939B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98939B color

#98939B rgb(152, 147, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98939B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 57.6% green and 60.8% blue (152, 147, 155).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 4% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#98939B color codes

HEX	`#98939B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 147, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 57.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 4%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 5%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.58, 3.38, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.58, 4.9, 313.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.298, 29.909, 35.234)`
Decimal	`9999259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98939B, 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 #98939B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98939B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #98939B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98939b; }
.text { color: #98939b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98939b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 147 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98939b, #9b939a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #98939B?: #98939B is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98939B?: The RGB value is 152, 147, 155: 152 red, 147 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98939B?: The complementary color is #969B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98939B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.