Recognised as Colour
#998B88
- #998B88
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#998B88 is a grey with RGB values 153, 139, 136 and HSL 11°, 8%, 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
#998B88#998B88
HEX#998B88
RGBrgb(153, 139, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5451, 0.5333
RGB percentages60%, 54.5%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(10.6, 7.7%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.6, 11.1%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 9.2%, 11.1%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,062,728
CSS custom property--colour: #998B88;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#667477
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#889699
Analogous#99888E, #999388
Triadic#88998B, #8B8899
Split complementary#889993, #888E99
Tetradic#8E9988, #889699, #938899
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G139
B136
Red153 (60%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue10.59°
Saturation (HSL)7.69%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 8B · B 88
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