What color is #98AFBD?

#98AFBD 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 #98AFBD?

The RGB value is 152, 175, 189: 152 red, 175 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AFBD?

The complementary color is #BDA698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AFBD color

#98AFBD rgb(152, 175, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 68.6% green and 74.1% blue (152, 175, 189).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#98AFBD color codes

HEX	`#98AFBD`
RGB	`rgb(152, 175, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 68.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.18, -4.88, -9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.18, 10.94, 243.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.462, 41.008, 54.076)`
Decimal	`10006461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AFBD, 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 #98AFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #98AFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98afbd; }
.text { color: #98afbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98afbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 175 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98afbd, #989dbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #98AFBD?: #98AFBD 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 #98AFBD?: The RGB value is 152, 175, 189: 152 red, 175 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AFBD?: The complementary color is #BDA698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.