#98A8AE Color

#98A8AE is rgb(152, 168, 174) in RGB and hsl(196, 12%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#98A8AE

HEX#98A8AE

RGBrgb(152, 168, 174)

HSLhsl(196, 12%, 64%)

HSVhsv(196, 13%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.02 222.3)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #98A8AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #98A8AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#98A8AE Complementary#AE9E98 Analogous#98AEA9 Analogous#989DAE Triadic#AE98A8 Triadic#A8AE98

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #98A8AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6B4B9 #B5C0C5 #C3CCD0 #CED6D9 #DDE2E4 #EBEEEF

Shades

#7E939A #697F86 #55666D #435156 #2F393C #1D2325

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