What color is #998CA1?

#998CA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998CA1?

The RGB value is 153, 140, 161: 153 red, 140 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998CA1?

The complementary color is #94A18C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998CA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998CA1 color

#998CA1 rgb(153, 140, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998CA1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 54.9% green and 63.1% blue (153, 140, 161).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#998CA1 color codes

HEX	`#998CA1`
RGB	`rgb(153, 140, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 54.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 13%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, 8.9, -9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 12.89, 313.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.947, 28.102, 37.611)`
Decimal	`10063009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998CA1, 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 #998CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #998CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998ca1; }
.text { color: #998ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 140 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998ca1, #a18c9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998CA1?: #998CA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998CA1?: The RGB value is 153, 140, 161: 153 red, 140 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998CA1?: The complementary color is #94A18C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998CA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.