What color is #998699?

#998699 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998699?

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

What is the complementary color of #998699?

The complementary color is #869986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998699 color

#998699 rgb(153, 134, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #998699 is a grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#998699 color codes

HEX	`#998699`
RGB	`rgb(153, 134, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.15, 10.72, -7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.15, 13.07, 325.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.411, 26.123, 33.729)`
Decimal	`10061465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998699, 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 #998699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #998699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998699; }
.text { color: #998699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 134 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998699, #998690); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998699?: #998699 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998699?: The RGB value is 153, 134, 153: 153 red, 134 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998699?: The complementary color is #869986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.