What color is #998E97?

#998E97 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998E97?

The RGB value is 153, 142, 151: 153 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998E97?

The complementary color is #8E9990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998E97 color

#998E97 rgb(153, 142, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998E97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 55.7% green and 59.2% blue (153, 142, 151).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#998E97 color codes

HEX	`#998E97`
RGB	`rgb(153, 142, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 55.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.21, 5.77, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.21, 6.65, 330.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.395, 28.353, 33.249)`
Decimal	`10063511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998E97, 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 #998E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #998E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998e97; }
.text { color: #998e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 142 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998e97, #998e92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998E97?: #998E97 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998E97?: The RGB value is 153, 142, 151: 153 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998E97?: The complementary color is #8E9990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.