What color is #998B9C?

#998B9C is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998B9C?

The RGB value is 153, 139, 156: 153 red, 139 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998B9C?

The complementary color is #8E9C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998B9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998B9C color

#998B9C rgb(153, 139, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998B9C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 54.5% green and 61.2% blue (153, 139, 156).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#998B9C color codes

HEX	`#998B9C`
RGB	`rgb(153, 139, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 54.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 11%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.56, 8.46, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.56, 11.04, 319.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.369, 27.638, 35.286)`
Decimal	`10062748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998B9C, 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 #998B9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998B9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #998B9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998b9c; }
.text { color: #998b9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998b9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 139 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998b9c, #9c8b97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998B9C?: #998B9C is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998B9C?: The RGB value is 153, 139, 156: 153 red, 139 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998B9C?: The complementary color is #8E9C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998B9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.