What color is #998183?

#998183 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998183?

The RGB value is 153, 129, 131: 153 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998183?

The complementary color is #819997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998183?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998183 color

#998183 rgb(153, 129, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998183 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 50.6% green and 51.4% blue (153, 129, 131).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#998183 color codes

HEX	`#998183`
RGB	`rgb(153, 129, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 50.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.2, 9.51, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.2, 9.79, 13.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.084, 24.112, 24.801)`
Decimal	`10060163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998183, 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 #998183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	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 #998183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998183; }
.text { color: #998183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 129 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998183, #998b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #998183?: #998183 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998183?: The RGB value is 153, 129, 131: 153 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998183?: The complementary color is #819997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998183?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.