What color is #998788?

#998788 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998788?

The RGB value is 153, 135, 136: 153 red, 135 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998788?

The complementary color is #879998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998788 color

#998788 rgb(153, 135, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998788 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.9% green and 53.3% blue (153, 135, 136).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#998788 color codes

HEX	`#998788`
RGB	`rgb(153, 135, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.92, 6.96, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.92, 7.23, 15.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.244, 25.878, 26.9)`
Decimal	`10061704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998788, 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 #998788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #998788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998788; }
.text { color: #998788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 135 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998788, #998f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #998788?: #998788 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998788?: The RGB value is 153, 135, 136: 153 red, 135 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998788?: The complementary color is #879998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.