What color is #98A193?

#98A193 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A193?

The RGB value is 152, 161, 147: 152 red, 161 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A193?

The complementary color is #9C93A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A193 color

#98A193 rgb(152, 161, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98A193 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 63.1% green and 57.6% blue (152, 161, 147).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#98A193 color codes

HEX	`#98A193`
RGB	`rgb(152, 161, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 63.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 9%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.18, -5.88, 6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.18, 8.54, 133.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.959, 34.272, 32.582)`
Decimal	`10002835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A193, 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 #98A193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #98A193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a193; }
.text { color: #98a193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 161 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a193, #93a195); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98A193?: #98A193 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A193?: The RGB value is 152, 161, 147: 152 red, 161 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A193?: The complementary color is #9C93A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.