Colour
#998A89
- #998A89
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#998A89 is a grey with RGB values 153, 138, 137 and HSL 4°, 7%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#998A89#998A89
HEX#998A89
RGBrgb(153, 138, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5412, 0.5373
RGB percentages60%, 54.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(3.7, 7.3%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.7, 10.5%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 10.5%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,062,473
CSS custom property--colour: #998A89;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#667576
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#899899
Analogous#998990, #999289
Triadic#89998A, #8A8999
Split complementary#899992, #899099
Tetradic#909989, #899899, #928999
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G138
B137
Red153 (60%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue3.75°
Saturation (HSL)7.27%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 8A · B 89
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