What color is #98AAAD?

#98AAAD 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 #98AAAD?

The RGB value is 152, 170, 173: 152 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AAAD?

The complementary color is #AD9B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AAAD color

#98AAAD rgb(152, 170, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 66.7% green and 67.8% blue (152, 170, 173).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#98AAAD color codes

HEX	`#98AAAD`
RGB	`rgb(152, 170, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 66.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, -5.63, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 6.73, 213.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.865, 38.441, 45.11)`
Decimal	`10005165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AAAD, 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 #98AAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #98AAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98aaad; }
.text { color: #98aaad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98aaad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 170 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98aaad, #989fad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #98AAAD?: #98AAAD 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 #98AAAD?: The RGB value is 152, 170, 173: 152 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AAAD?: The complementary color is #AD9B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.