What color is #98AAB8?

#98AAB8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AAB8?

The RGB value is 152, 170, 184: 152 red, 170 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AAB8?

The complementary color is #B8A698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AAB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AAB8 color

#98AAB8 rgb(152, 170, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98AAB8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 66.7% green and 72.2% blue (152, 170, 184).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#98AAB8 color codes

HEX	`#98AAB8`
RGB	`rgb(152, 170, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 66.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 8%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.67, -3.27, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.67, 9.85, 250.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.973, 38.885, 50.948)`
Decimal	`10005176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AAB8, 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 #98AAB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AAB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #98AAB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98aab8; }
.text { color: #98aab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98aab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 170 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98aab8, #989ab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #98AAB8?: #98AAB8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AAB8?: The RGB value is 152, 170, 184: 152 red, 170 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AAB8?: The complementary color is #B8A698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AAB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.