What color is #98948E?

#98948E is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98948E?

The RGB value is 152, 148, 142: 152 red, 148 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98948E?

The complementary color is #8E9298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98948E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98948E color

#98948E rgb(152, 148, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98948E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58% green and 55.7% blue (152, 148, 142).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#98948E color codes

HEX	`#98948E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 148, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.49, 0.35, 3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.49, 3.7, 84.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.421, 29.808, 29.842)`
Decimal	`9999502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98948E, 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 #98948E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98948E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #98948E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98948e; }
.text { color: #98948e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98948e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 148 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98948e, #97988e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #98948E?: #98948E is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98948E?: The RGB value is 152, 148, 142: 152 red, 148 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98948E?: The complementary color is #8E9298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98948E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.