What color is #98A499?

#98A499 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A499?

The RGB value is 152, 164, 153: 152 red, 164 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A499?

The complementary color is #A498A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A499 color

#98A499 rgb(152, 164, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98A499 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 64.3% green and 60% blue (152, 164, 153).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#98A499 color codes

HEX	`#98A499`
RGB	`rgb(152, 164, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 64.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.16, -6.38, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.16, 7.67, 146.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.973, 35.526, 35.304)`
Decimal	`10003609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A499, 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 #98A499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #98A499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a499; }
.text { color: #98a499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 164 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a499, #98a49f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98A499?: #98A499 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A499?: The RGB value is 152, 164, 153: 152 red, 164 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A499?: The complementary color is #A498A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.