What color is #998B8C?

#998B8C is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998B8C?

The RGB value is 153, 139, 140: 153 red, 139 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998B8C?

The complementary color is #8B9998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998B8C?

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.

#998B8C color

#998B8C rgb(153, 139, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998B8C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 54.5% green and 54.9% blue (153, 139, 140).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#998B8C color codes

HEX	`#998B8C`
RGB	`rgb(153, 139, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 54.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.1, 5.41, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.1, 5.58, 14.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.103, 27.131, 28.615)`
Decimal	`10062732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998B8C, 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 #998B8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998B8C 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 #998B8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998b8c; }
.text { color: #998b8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998b8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 139 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998b8c, #99918b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #998B8C?: #998B8C is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998B8C?: The RGB value is 153, 139, 140: 153 red, 139 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998B8C?: The complementary color is #8B9998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998B8C?: 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.