#998E9F Color

#998E9F is rgb(153, 142, 159) in RGB and hsl(279, 8%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#998E9F

HEX#998E9F

RGBrgb(153, 142, 159)

HSLhsl(279, 8%, 59%)

HSVhsv(279, 11%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.028 313.9)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #998E9F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #998E9F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#998E9F Complementary#949F8E Analogous#918E9F Analogous#9F8E9C Triadic#9F998E Triadic#8E9F99

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #998E9F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A89FAD #B4ACB9 #C3BDC7 #D0CBD2 #DFDBE1 #EBE9EC

Shades

#85788C #706576 #5B5260 #49424D #342F37 #1F1C21

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