What color is #9898AD?

#9898AD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9898AD?

The RGB value is 152, 152, 173: 152 red, 152 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9898AD?

The complementary color is #ADAD98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9898AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9898AD color

#9898AD rgb(152, 152, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9898AD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 59.6% green and 67.8% blue (152, 152, 173).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#9898AD color codes

HEX	`#9898AD`
RGB	`rgb(152, 152, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 59.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.47, 4.29, -10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.47, 11.73, 291.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.718, 32.149, 44.061)`
Decimal	`10000557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9898AD, 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 #9898AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9898AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #9898AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9898ad; }
.text { color: #9898ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9898ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 152 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9898ad, #a398ad); }

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Questions

What color is #9898AD?: #9898AD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9898AD?: The RGB value is 152, 152, 173: 152 red, 152 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9898AD?: The complementary color is #ADAD98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9898AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.