What color is #998D9D?

#998D9D is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998D9D?

The RGB value is 153, 141, 157: 153 red, 141 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998D9D?

The complementary color is #919D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998D9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998D9D color

#998D9D rgb(153, 141, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998D9D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 55.3% green and 61.6% blue (153, 141, 157).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#998D9D color codes

HEX	`#998D9D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 141, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 55.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.12, 7.52, -6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.12, 10.17, 317.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.747, 28.257, 35.831)`
Decimal	`10063261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998D9D, 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 #998D9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998D9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #998D9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998d9d; }
.text { color: #998d9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998d9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 141 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998d9d, #9d8d99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998D9D?: #998D9D is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998D9D?: The RGB value is 153, 141, 157: 153 red, 141 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998D9D?: The complementary color is #919D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998D9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.