What color is #998394?

#998394 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998394?

The RGB value is 153, 131, 148: 153 red, 131 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998394?

The complementary color is #839988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998394?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998394 color

#998394 rgb(153, 131, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998394 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51.4% green and 58% blue (153, 131, 148).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#998394 color codes

HEX	`#998394`
RGB	`rgb(153, 131, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.21, 11.46, -5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.21, 12.93, 332.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.598, 25.144, 31.463)`
Decimal	`10060692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998394, 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 #998394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #998394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998394; }
.text { color: #998394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 131 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998394, #998389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998394?: #998394 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998394?: The RGB value is 153, 131, 148: 153 red, 131 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998394?: The complementary color is #839988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998394?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.