What color is #9998A3?

#9998A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9998A3?

The RGB value is 153, 152, 163: 153 red, 152 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9998A3?

The complementary color is #A2A398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9998A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9998A3 color

#9998A3 rgb(153, 152, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9998A3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 59.6% green and 63.9% blue (153, 152, 163).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#9998A3 color codes

HEX	`#9998A3`
RGB	`rgb(153, 152, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 59.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.24, 2.54, -5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.24, 6.16, 294.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.975, 31.873, 39.164)`
Decimal	`10066083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9998A3, 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 #9998A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9998A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9998A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9998a3; }
.text { color: #9998a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9998a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 152 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9998a3, #9f98a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9998A3?: #9998A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9998A3?: The RGB value is 153, 152, 163: 153 red, 152 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9998A3?: The complementary color is #A2A398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9998A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.