What color is #98A7BB?

#98A7BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A7BB?

The RGB value is 152, 167, 187: 152 red, 167 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A7BB?

The complementary color is #BBAC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A7BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A7BB color

#98A7BB rgb(152, 167, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98A7BB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 65.5% green and 73.3% blue (152, 167, 187).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#98A7BB color codes

HEX	`#98A7BB`
RGB	`rgb(152, 167, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 65.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 11%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.95, -0.97, -12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.95, 12.07, 265.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.735, 37.9, 52.437)`
Decimal	`10004411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A7BB, 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 #98A7BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A7BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #98A7BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a7bb; }
.text { color: #98a7bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a7bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 167 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a7bb, #9a98bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #98A7BB?: #98A7BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A7BB?: The RGB value is 152, 167, 187: 152 red, 167 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A7BB?: The complementary color is #BBAC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A7BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.