What color is #98A9A8?

#98A9A8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A9A8?

The RGB value is 152, 169, 168: 152 red, 169 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A9A8?

The complementary color is #A99899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A9A8?

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.

#98A9A8 color

#98A9A8 rgb(152, 169, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98A9A8 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 66.3% green and 65.9% blue (152, 169, 168).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#98A9A8 color codes

HEX	`#98A9A8`
RGB	`rgb(152, 169, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 66.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 10%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.93, -6.13, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.93, 6.31, 193.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.203, 37.878, 42.547)`
Decimal	`10004904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A9A8, 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 #98A9A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A9A8 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 #98A9A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a9a8; }
.text { color: #98a9a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a9a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 169 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a9a8, #98a2a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98A9A8?: #98A9A8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A9A8?: The RGB value is 152, 169, 168: 152 red, 169 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A9A8?: The complementary color is #A99899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A9A8?: 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.