What color is #998FA6?

#998FA6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998FA6?

The RGB value is 153, 143, 166: 153 red, 143 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998FA6?

The complementary color is #9CA68F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998FA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998FA6 color

#998FA6 rgb(153, 143, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #998FA6 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.1% green and 65.1% blue (153, 143, 166).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#998FA6 color codes

HEX	`#998FA6`
RGB	`rgb(153, 143, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.93, 8.23, -10.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.93, 13.54, 307.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.841, 29.17, 40.127)`
Decimal	`10063782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998FA6, 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 #998FA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998FA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #998FA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998fa6; }
.text { color: #998fa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998fa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 143 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998fa6, #a48fa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998FA6?: #998FA6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998FA6?: The RGB value is 153, 143, 166: 153 red, 143 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998FA6?: The complementary color is #9CA68F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998FA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.