What color is #98B3B1?

#98B3B1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98B3B1?

The RGB value is 152, 179, 177: 152 red, 179 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B3B1?

The complementary color is #B3989A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B3B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B3B1 color

#98B3B1 rgb(152, 179, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98B3B1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 70.2% green and 69.4% blue (152, 179, 177).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#98B3B1 color codes

HEX	`#98B3B1`
RGB	`rgb(152, 179, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 70.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.93, -9.62, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.93, 9.84, 192.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.003, 42.089, 47.761)`
Decimal	`10007473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B3B1, 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 #98B3B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B3B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #98B3B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b3b1; }
.text { color: #98b3b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b3b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 179 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b3b1, #98a7b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98B3B1?: #98B3B1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98B3B1?: The RGB value is 152, 179, 177: 152 red, 179 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B3B1?: The complementary color is #B3989A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B3B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.