What color is #98A4A7?

#98A4A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Statuary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A4A7?

The RGB value is 152, 164, 167: 152 red, 164 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A4A7?

The complementary color is #A79B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A4A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A4A7 color

#98A4A7 rgb(152, 164, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98A4A7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 64.3% green and 65.5% blue (152, 164, 167).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 8% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Statuary (#9EA4A5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#98A4A7 color codes

HEX	`#98A4A7`
RGB	`rgb(152, 164, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 64.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 8%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 9%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.53, -3.62, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.53, 4.71, 219.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.198, 36.016, 41.754)`
Decimal	`10003623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A4A7, 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 #98A4A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A4A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #98A4A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a4a7; }
.text { color: #98a4a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a4a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 164 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a4a7, #989da7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #98A4A7?: #98A4A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Statuary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A4A7?: The RGB value is 152, 164, 167: 152 red, 164 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A4A7?: The complementary color is #A79B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A4A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.