What color is #98AEB1?

#98AEB1 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 #98AEB1?

The RGB value is 152, 174, 177: 152 red, 174 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AEB1?

The complementary color is #B19B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AEB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AEB1 color

#98AEB1 rgb(152, 174, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98AEB1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 68.2% green and 69.4% blue (152, 174, 177).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#98AEB1 color codes

HEX	`#98AEB1`
RGB	`rgb(152, 174, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 68.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.56, -6.95, -4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.56, 8.07, 210.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.019, 40.121, 47.433)`
Decimal	`10006193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AEB1, 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 #98AEB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AEB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #98AEB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98aeb1; }
.text { color: #98aeb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98aeb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 174 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98aeb1, #98a1b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98AEB1?: #98AEB1 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 #98AEB1?: The RGB value is 152, 174, 177: 152 red, 174 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AEB1?: The complementary color is #B19B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AEB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.