What color is #98979F?

#98979F is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98979F?

The RGB value is 152, 151, 159: 152 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98979F?

The complementary color is #9E9F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98979F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98979F color

#98979F rgb(152, 151, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98979F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 59.2% green and 62.4% blue (152, 151, 159).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#98979F color codes

HEX	`#98979F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 151, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 59.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 5%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.77, 1.93, -4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.77, 4.5, 295.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.272, 31.312, 37.243)`
Decimal	`10000287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98979F, 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 #98979F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98979F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #98979F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98979f; }
.text { color: #98979f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98979f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 151 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98979f, #9c979f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #98979F?: #98979F is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98979F?: The RGB value is 152, 151, 159: 152 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98979F?: The complementary color is #9E9F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98979F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.