What color is #998999?

#998999 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998999?

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

What is the complementary color of #998999?

The complementary color is #899989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998999 color

#998999 rgb(153, 137, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998999 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#998999 color codes

HEX	`#998999`
RGB	`rgb(153, 137, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 53.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.94, 9, -6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.94, 10.99, 325)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.832, 26.964, 33.869)`
Decimal	`10062233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998999, 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 #998999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #998999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998999; }
.text { color: #998999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 137 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998999, #998991); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998999?: #998999 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998999?: The RGB value is 153, 137, 153: 153 red, 137 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998999?: The complementary color is #899989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.