What color is #98A2BE?

#98A2BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A2BE?

The RGB value is 152, 162, 190: 152 red, 162 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A2BE?

The complementary color is #BEB498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A2BE color

#98A2BE rgb(152, 162, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #98A2BE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 63.5% green and 74.5% blue (152, 162, 190).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#98A2BE color codes

HEX	`#98A2BE`
RGB	`rgb(152, 162, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 63.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.7, 2.48, -15.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.7, 15.77, 279.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.161, 36.233, 53.846)`
Decimal	`10003134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A2BE, 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 #98A2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #98A2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a2be; }
.text { color: #98a2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 162 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a2be, #a198be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #98A2BE?: #98A2BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A2BE?: The RGB value is 152, 162, 190: 152 red, 162 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A2BE?: The complementary color is #BEB498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.