What color is #998697?

#998697 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 #998697?

The RGB value is 153, 134, 151: 153 red, 134 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998697?

The complementary color is #869988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998697 color

#998697 rgb(153, 134, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998697 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.5% green and 59.2% blue (153, 134, 151).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#998697 color codes

HEX	`#998697`
RGB	`rgb(153, 134, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.09, 10.32, -6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.09, 12.16, 328.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.247, 26.057, 32.866)`
Decimal	`10061463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998697, 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 #998697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #998697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998697; }
.text { color: #998697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 134 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998697, #99868e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998697?: #998697 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 #998697?: The RGB value is 153, 134, 151: 153 red, 134 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998697?: The complementary color is #869988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.