What color is #9898A1?

#9898A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9898A1?

The RGB value is 152, 152, 161: 152 red, 152 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9898A1?

The complementary color is #A1A198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9898A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9898A1 color

#9898A1 rgb(152, 152, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9898A1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 59.6% green and 63.1% blue (152, 152, 161).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#9898A1 color codes

HEX	`#9898A1`
RGB	`rgb(152, 152, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 59.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.1, 1.78, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.1, 5.03, 290.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.609, 31.705, 38.218)`
Decimal	`10000545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9898A1, 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 #9898A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9898A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #9898A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9898a1; }
.text { color: #9898a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9898a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 152 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9898a1, #9d98a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #9898A1?: #9898A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9898A1?: The RGB value is 152, 152, 161: 152 red, 152 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9898A1?: The complementary color is #A1A198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9898A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.