What color is #98AABC?

#98AABC 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 #98AABC?

The RGB value is 152, 170, 188: 152 red, 170 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AABC?

The complementary color is #BCAA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AABC color

#98AABC rgb(152, 170, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 66.7% green and 73.7% blue (152, 170, 188).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#98AABC color codes

HEX	`#98AABC`
RGB	`rgb(152, 170, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 66.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 10%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.79, -2.39, -11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.79, 11.57, 258.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.398, 39.055, 53.188)`
Decimal	`10005180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AABC, 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 #98AABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #98AABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98aabc; }
.text { color: #98aabc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98aabc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 170 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98aabc, #9898bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #98AABC?: #98AABC 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 #98AABC?: The RGB value is 152, 170, 188: 152 red, 170 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AABC?: The complementary color is #BCAA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.