What color is #998993?

#998993 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998993?

The RGB value is 153, 137, 147: 153 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998993?

The complementary color is #89998F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998993 color

#998993 rgb(153, 137, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998993 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 53.7% green and 57.6% blue (153, 137, 147).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#998993 color codes

HEX	`#998993`
RGB	`rgb(153, 137, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 53.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.76, 7.84, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.76, 8.45, 338.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.348, 26.771, 31.325)`
Decimal	`10062227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998993, 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 #998993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #998993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998993; }
.text { color: #998993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 137 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998993, #99898b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998993?: #998993 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998993?: The RGB value is 153, 137, 147: 153 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998993?: The complementary color is #89998F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.