What color is #998E92?

#998E92 is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998E92?

The RGB value is 153, 142, 146: 153 red, 142 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998E92?

The complementary color is #8E9995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998E92 color

#998E92 rgb(153, 142, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998E92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 55.7% green and 57.3% blue (153, 142, 146).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Mist (#948E90), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#998E92 color codes

HEX	`#998E92`
RGB	`rgb(153, 142, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 55.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.06, 4.82, -0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.06, 4.87, 352.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.998, 28.194, 31.156)`
Decimal	`10063506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998E92, 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 #998E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #998E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998e92; }
.text { color: #998e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 142 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998e92, #99908e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #998E92?: #998E92 is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998E92?: The RGB value is 153, 142, 146: 153 red, 142 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998E92?: The complementary color is #8E9995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.