What color is #9998A7?

#9998A7 is a gray known as Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9998A7?

The RGB value is 153, 152, 167: 153 red, 152 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9998A7?

The complementary color is #A6A798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9998A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9998A7 color

#9998A7 rgb(153, 152, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9998A7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 59.6% green and 65.5% blue (153, 152, 167).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 8% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

This exact color is also called Lavender Ash.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#9998A7 color codes

HEX	`#9998A7`
RGB	`rgb(153, 152, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 59.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 8%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 9%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.36, 3.36, -7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.36, 8.4, 293.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.339, 32.019, 41.081)`
Decimal	`10066087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9998A7, 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 #9998A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9998A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #9998A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9998a7; }
.text { color: #9998a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9998a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 152 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9998a7, #a198a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9998A7?: #9998A7 is a gray known as Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9998A7?: The RGB value is 153, 152, 167: 153 red, 152 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9998A7?: The complementary color is #A6A798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9998A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.