What color is #9B98AC?

#9B98AC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B98AC?

The RGB value is 155, 152, 172: 155 red, 152 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B98AC?

The complementary color is #A9AC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B98AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B98AC color

#9B98AC rgb(155, 152, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B98AC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 59.6% green and 67.5% blue (155, 152, 172).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#9B98AC color codes

HEX	`#9B98AC`
RGB	`rgb(155, 152, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 59.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.67, 5.1, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.67, 11.24, 296.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.191, 32.403, 43.58)`
Decimal	`10197164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B98AC, 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 #9B98AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B98AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #9B98AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b98ac; }
.text { color: #9b98ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b98ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 152 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b98ac, #a598ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B98AC?: #9B98AC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B98AC?: The RGB value is 155, 152, 172: 155 red, 152 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B98AC?: The complementary color is #A9AC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B98AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.