What color is #98A7AA?

#98A7AA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A7AA?

The RGB value is 152, 167, 170: 152 red, 167 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A7AA?

The complementary color is #AA9B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A7AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A7AA color

#98A7AA rgb(152, 167, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98A7AA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 65.5% green and 66.7% blue (152, 167, 170).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#98A7AA color codes

HEX	`#98A7AA`
RGB	`rgb(152, 167, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 65.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.44, -4.63, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.44, 5.71, 215.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.022, 37.215, 43.413)`
Decimal	`10004394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A7AA, 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 #98A7AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A7AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #98A7AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a7aa; }
.text { color: #98a7aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a7aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 167 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a7aa, #989eaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #98A7AA?: #98A7AA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A7AA?: The RGB value is 152, 167, 170: 152 red, 167 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A7AA?: The complementary color is #AA9B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A7AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.