What color is #98A5C6?

#98A5C6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A5C6?

The RGB value is 152, 165, 198: 152 red, 165 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A5C6?

The complementary color is #C6B998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A5C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A5C6 color

#98A5C6 rgb(152, 165, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #98A5C6 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 64.7% green and 77.6% blue (152, 165, 198).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#98A5C6 color codes

HEX	`#98A5C6`
RGB	`rgb(152, 165, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 64.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 17%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, 2.66, -18.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 18.59, 278.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.594, 37.662, 58.757)`
Decimal	`10003910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A5C6, 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 #98A5C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A5C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #98A5C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a5c6; }
.text { color: #98a5c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a5c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 165 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a5c6, #a298c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #98A5C6?: #98A5C6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A5C6?: The RGB value is 152, 165, 198: 152 red, 165 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A5C6?: The complementary color is #C6B998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A5C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.