What color is #998A96?

#998A96 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998A96?

The RGB value is 153, 138, 150: 153 red, 138 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998A96?

The complementary color is #8A998D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998A96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998A96 color

#998A96 rgb(153, 138, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998A96 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 54.1% green and 58.8% blue (153, 138, 150).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#998A96 color codes

HEX	`#998A96`
RGB	`rgb(153, 138, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 54.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.11, 7.85, -4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.11, 8.96, 331.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.73, 27.152, 32.628)`
Decimal	`10062486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998A96, 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 #998A96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998A96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #998A96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998a96; }
.text { color: #998a96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998a96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 138 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998a96, #998a8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998A96?: #998A96 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998A96?: The RGB value is 153, 138, 150: 153 red, 138 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998A96?: The complementary color is #8A998D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998A96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.