Recognised as Colour
#98AAA8
- #98AAA8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#98AAA8 is a cyan with RGB values 152, 170, 168 and HSL 173°, 10%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#98AAA8#98AAA8
HEX#98AAA8
RGBrgb(152, 170, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6667, 0.6588
RGB percentages59.6%, 66.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(173.3, 9.6%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.3, 10.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK10.6%, 0%, 1.2%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,005,160
CSS custom property--colour: #98AAA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#675557
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA989A
Analogous#98AA9F, #98A3AA
Triadic#A898AA, #AAA898
Split complementary#AA98A3, #AA9F98
Tetradic#9F98AA, #AA989A, #A3AA98
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G170
B168
Red152 (59.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue173.33°
Saturation (HSL)9.57%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 98 · G AA · B A8
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