What color is #998F98?

#998F98 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998F98?

The RGB value is 153, 143, 152: 153 red, 143 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998F98?

The complementary color is #8F9990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998F98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998F98 color

#998F98 rgb(153, 143, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998F98 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.1% green and 59.6% blue (153, 143, 152).

Its hue angle is 306°, 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 Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#998F98 color codes

HEX	`#998F98`
RGB	`rgb(153, 143, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.5, 5.4, -3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.5, 6.4, 327.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.626, 28.684, 33.728)`
Decimal	`10063768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998F98, 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 #998F98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998F98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #998F98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998f98; }
.text { color: #998f98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998f98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 143 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998f98, #998f93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998F98?: #998F98 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998F98?: The RGB value is 153, 143, 152: 153 red, 143 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998F98?: The complementary color is #8F9990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998F98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.