What color is #98A9AF?

#98A9AF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A9AF?

The RGB value is 152, 169, 175: 152 red, 169 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A9AF?

The complementary color is #AF9E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A9AF?

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.

#98A9AF color

#98A9AF rgb(152, 169, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98A9AF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 66.3% green and 68.6% blue (152, 169, 175).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#98A9AF color codes

HEX	`#98A9AF`
RGB	`rgb(152, 169, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 66.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.13, -4.67, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.13, 6.92, 227.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.873, 38.146, 46.075)`
Decimal	`10004911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A9AF, 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 #98A9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A9AF 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 #98A9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a9af; }
.text { color: #98a9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 169 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a9af, #989daf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #98A9AF?: #98A9AF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A9AF?: The RGB value is 152, 169, 175: 152 red, 169 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A9AF?: The complementary color is #AF9E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A9AF?: 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.