What color is #998D93?

#998D93 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998D93?

The RGB value is 153, 141, 147: 153 red, 141 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998D93?

The complementary color is #8D9993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998D93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998D93 color

#998D93 rgb(153, 141, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998D93 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 55.3% green and 57.6% blue (153, 141, 147).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#998D93 color codes

HEX	`#998D93`
RGB	`rgb(153, 141, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 55.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, 5.58, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 5.79, 344.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.928, 27.929, 31.518)`
Decimal	`10063251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998D93, 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 #998D93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998D93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #998D93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998d93; }
.text { color: #998d93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998d93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 141 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998d93, #998d8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #998D93?: #998D93 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998D93?: The RGB value is 153, 141, 147: 153 red, 141 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998D93?: The complementary color is #8D9993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998D93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.