What color is #998CA2?

#998CA2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998CA2?

The RGB value is 153, 140, 162: 153 red, 140 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998CA2?

The complementary color is #95A28C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998CA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998CA2 color

#998CA2 rgb(153, 140, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #998CA2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 54.9% green and 63.5% blue (153, 140, 162).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% 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 6.63:1).

#998CA2 color codes

HEX	`#998CA2`
RGB	`rgb(153, 140, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 54.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 14%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, 9.1, -9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 13.41, 312.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.035, 28.137, 38.077)`
Decimal	`10063010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998CA2, 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 #998CA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998CA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #998CA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998ca2; }
.text { color: #998ca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998ca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 140 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998ca2, #a28ca0); }

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Questions

What color is #998CA2?: #998CA2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998CA2?: The RGB value is 153, 140, 162: 153 red, 140 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998CA2?: The complementary color is #95A28C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998CA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.