What color is #998C8A?

#998C8A is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998C8A?

The RGB value is 153, 140, 138: 153 red, 140 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998C8A?

The complementary color is #8A9799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998C8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998C8A color

#998C8A rgb(153, 140, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998C8A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 54.9% green and 54.1% blue (153, 140, 138).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% 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 6.47:1).

#998C8A color codes

HEX	`#998C8A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 140, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 54.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.31, 4.49, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.31, 5.3, 32.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.102, 27.364, 27.894)`
Decimal	`10062986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998C8A, 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 #998C8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998C8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #998C8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998c8a; }
.text { color: #998c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998c8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 140 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998c8a, #99948a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #998C8A?: #998C8A is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998C8A?: The RGB value is 153, 140, 138: 153 red, 140 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998C8A?: The complementary color is #8A9799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998C8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.