What color is #998F8B?

#998F8B 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 #998F8B?

The RGB value is 153, 143, 139: 153 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998F8B?

The complementary color is #8B9599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998F8B color

#998F8B rgb(153, 143, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998F8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.1% green and 54.5% blue (153, 143, 139).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#998F8B color codes

HEX	`#998F8B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 143, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.14, 2.98, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.14, 4.56, 49.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.619, 28.282, 28.425)`
Decimal	`10063755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998F8B, 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 #998F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #998F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998f8b; }
.text { color: #998f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 143 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998f8b, #99968b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #998F8B?: #998F8B 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 #998F8B?: The RGB value is 153, 143, 139: 153 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998F8B?: The complementary color is #8B9599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.