What color is #98A19E?

#98A19E is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A19E?

The RGB value is 152, 161, 158: 152 red, 161 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A19E?

The complementary color is #A1989B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A19E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A19E color

#98A19E rgb(152, 161, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98A19E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 63.1% green and 62% blue (152, 161, 158).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 5% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#98A19E color codes

HEX	`#98A19E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 161, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 63.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 5%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 6%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.46, -3.79, 0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.46, 3.82, 173.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.864, 34.633, 37.347)`
Decimal	`10002846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A19E, 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 #98A19E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A19E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #98A19E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a19e; }
.text { color: #98a19e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a19e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 161 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a19e, #98a0a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #98A19E?: #98A19E is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A19E?: The RGB value is 152, 161, 158: 152 red, 161 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A19E?: The complementary color is #A1989B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A19E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.