What color is #98A7C1?

#98A7C1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A7C1?

The RGB value is 152, 167, 193: 152 red, 167 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A7C1?

The complementary color is #C1B298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A7C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A7C1 color

#98A7C1 rgb(152, 167, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #98A7C1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 65.5% green and 75.7% blue (152, 167, 193).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#98A7C1 color codes

HEX	`#98A7C1`
RGB	`rgb(152, 167, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 65.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 13%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.14, 0.4, -15.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.14, 15.07, 271.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.391, 38.162, 55.89)`
Decimal	`10004417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A7C1, 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 #98A7C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A7C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #98A7C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a7c1; }
.text { color: #98a7c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a7c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 167 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a7c1, #9e98c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #98A7C1?: #98A7C1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A7C1?: The RGB value is 152, 167, 193: 152 red, 167 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A7C1?: The complementary color is #C1B298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A7C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.