What color is #998E9F?

#998E9F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998E9F?

The RGB value is 153, 142, 159: 153 red, 142 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998E9F?

The complementary color is #949F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998E9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998E9F color

#998E9F rgb(153, 142, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998E9F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 55.7% green and 62.4% blue (153, 142, 159).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#998E9F color codes

HEX	`#998E9F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 142, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 55.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.45, 7.36, -7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.45, 10.5, 314.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.067, 28.622, 36.787)`
Decimal	`10063519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998E9F, 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 #998E9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998E9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #998E9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998e9f; }
.text { color: #998e9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998e9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 142 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998e9f, #9f8e9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998E9F?: #998E9F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998E9F?: The RGB value is 153, 142, 159: 153 red, 142 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998E9F?: The complementary color is #949F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998E9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.