What color is #998192?

#998192 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998192?

The RGB value is 153, 129, 146: 153 red, 129 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998192?

The complementary color is #819988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998192?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998192 color

#998192 rgb(153, 129, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #998192 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 50.6% green and 57.3% blue (153, 129, 146).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#998192 color codes

HEX	`#998192`
RGB	`rgb(153, 129, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 50.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.63, 12.23, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.63, 13.49, 335.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.175, 24.549, 30.548)`
Decimal	`10060178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998192, 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 #998192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #998192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998192; }
.text { color: #998192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 129 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998192, #998186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998192?: #998192 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998192?: The RGB value is 153, 129, 146: 153 red, 129 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998192?: The complementary color is #819988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998192?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.