#998B9C Color

#998B9C is rgb(153, 139, 156) in RGB and hsl(289, 8%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#998B9C

HEX#998B9C

RGBrgb(153, 139, 156)

HSLhsl(289, 8%, 58%)

HSVhsv(289, 11%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.03 320.3)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #998B9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #998B9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#998B9C Complementary#8E9C8B Analogous#918B9C Analogous#9C8B97 Triadic#9C998B Triadic#8B9C99

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #998B9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A89CAB #B4AAB6 #C2BAC4 #D1CBD2 #E0DBE1 #ECE9EC

Shades

#86758A #736576 #5E5260 #483F4A #332D34 #201C21

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