What color is #98A09E?

#98A09E is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A09E?

The RGB value is 152, 160, 158: 152 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A09E?

The complementary color is #A0989A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A09E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A09E color

#98A09E rgb(152, 160, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98A09E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 62.7% green and 62% blue (152, 160, 158).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#98A09E color codes

HEX	`#98A09E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 160, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 5%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.19, -3.24, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.19, 3.24, 179.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.69, 34.285, 37.289)`
Decimal	`10002590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A09E, 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 #98A09E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A09E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #98A09E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a09e; }
.text { color: #98a09e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a09e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 160 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a09e, #989ea0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #98A09E?: #98A09E is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A09E?: The RGB value is 152, 160, 158: 152 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A09E?: The complementary color is #A0989A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A09E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.