What color is #98959B?

#98959B is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98959B?

The RGB value is 152, 149, 155: 152 red, 149 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98959B?

The complementary color is #989B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98959B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98959B color

#98959B rgb(152, 149, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98959B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58.4% green and 60.8% blue (152, 149, 155).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 3% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#98959B color codes

HEX	`#98959B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 149, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 3%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 4%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, 2.26, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 3.57, 309.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.612, 30.537, 35.338)`
Decimal	`9999771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98959B, 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 #98959B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98959B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #98959B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98959b; }
.text { color: #98959b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98959b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 149 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98959b, #9b959b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #98959B?: #98959B is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98959B?: The RGB value is 152, 149, 155: 152 red, 149 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98959B?: The complementary color is #989B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98959B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.