Colour
#98AAAC
- #98AAAC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#98AAAC is a cyan with RGB values 152, 170, 172 and HSL 186°, 11%, 64%. 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
#98AAAC#98AAAC
HEX#98AAAC
RGBrgb(152, 170, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6667, 0.6745
RGB percentages59.6%, 66.7%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(186, 10.8%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186, 11.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK11.6%, 1.2%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,005,164
CSS custom property--colour: #98AAAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#675553
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC9A98
Analogous#98ACA4, #98A0AC
Triadic#AC98AA, #AAAC98
Split complementary#AC98A0, #ACA498
Tetradic#A498AC, #AC9A98, #A0AC98
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G170
B172
Red152 (59.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue186°
Saturation (HSL)10.75%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G AA · B AC
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