What color is #998594?

#998594 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 #998594?

The RGB value is 153, 133, 148: 153 red, 133 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998594?

The complementary color is #85998A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998594?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998594 color

#998594 rgb(153, 133, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998594 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.2% green and 58% blue (153, 133, 148).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#998594 color codes

HEX	`#998594`
RGB	`rgb(153, 133, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.74, 10.32, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.74, 11.56, 333.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.869, 25.686, 31.554)`
Decimal	`10061204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998594, 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 #998594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #998594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998594; }
.text { color: #998594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 133 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998594, #99858a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998594?: #998594 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 #998594?: The RGB value is 153, 133, 148: 153 red, 133 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998594?: The complementary color is #85998A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998594?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.