What color is #998896?

#998896 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998896?

The RGB value is 153, 136, 150: 153 red, 136 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998896?

The complementary color is #88998B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998896 color

#998896 rgb(153, 136, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998896 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 53.3% green and 58.8% blue (153, 136, 150).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#998896 color codes

HEX	`#998896`
RGB	`rgb(153, 136, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 53.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.59, 8.99, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.59, 10.34, 330.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.445, 26.583, 32.533)`
Decimal	`10061974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998896, 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 #998896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #998896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998896; }
.text { color: #998896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 136 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998896, #99888e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998896?: #998896 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998896?: The RGB value is 153, 136, 150: 153 red, 136 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998896?: The complementary color is #88998B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.