What color is #98AFB8?

#98AFB8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AFB8?

The RGB value is 152, 175, 184: 152 red, 175 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AFB8?

The complementary color is #B8A198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AFB8 color

#98AFB8 rgb(152, 175, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98AFB8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 68.6% green and 72.2% blue (152, 175, 184).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#98AFB8 color codes

HEX	`#98AFB8`
RGB	`rgb(152, 175, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 68.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 5%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.03, -5.98, -7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.03, 9.41, 230.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.928, 40.795, 51.267)`
Decimal	`10006456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AFB8, 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 #98AFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #98AFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98afb8; }
.text { color: #98afb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98afb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 175 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98afb8, #989fb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #98AFB8?: #98AFB8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AFB8?: The RGB value is 152, 175, 184: 152 red, 175 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AFB8?: The complementary color is #B8A198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.