What color is #998289?

#998289 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998289?

The RGB value is 153, 130, 137: 153 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998289?

The complementary color is #829992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998289?

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.

#998289 color

#998289 rgb(153, 130, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998289 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51% green and 53.7% blue (153, 130, 137).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#998289 color codes

HEX	`#998289`
RGB	`rgb(153, 130, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.63, 9.99, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.63, 10, 357.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.635, 24.544, 27.049)`
Decimal	`10060425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998289, 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 #998289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998289 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 #998289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998289; }
.text { color: #998289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 130 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998289, #998782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #998289?: #998289 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998289?: The RGB value is 153, 130, 137: 153 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998289?: The complementary color is #829992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998289?: 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.