What color is #998E89?

#998E89 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998E89?

The RGB value is 153, 142, 137: 153 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998E89?

The complementary color is #899499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998E89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998E89 color

#998E89 rgb(153, 142, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998E89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 55.7% green and 53.7% blue (153, 142, 137).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#998E89 color codes

HEX	`#998E89`
RGB	`rgb(153, 142, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 55.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, 3.18, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 5.22, 52.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.325, 27.925, 27.613)`
Decimal	`10063497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998E89, 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 #998E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #998E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998e89; }
.text { color: #998e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 142 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998e89, #999689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #998E89?: #998E89 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998E89?: The RGB value is 153, 142, 137: 153 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998E89?: The complementary color is #899499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998E89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.