Colour

#998C88

#998C88
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#998C88 is a grey with RGB values 153, 140, 136 and HSL 14°, 8%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#998C88#998C88

HEX#998C88

RGBrgb(153, 140, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.549, 0.5333

RGB percentages60%, 54.9%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(14.1, 7.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.1, 11.1%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 8.5%, 11.1%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,062,984

CSS custom property--colour: #998C88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#667377

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F8D88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#929088no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#9D8A8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8 Dark grey · ΔE 11.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 13.9 Dim grey · ΔE 15.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6 Slate grey · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.02, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#889599

Analogous#99888C, #999588

Triadic#88998C, #8C8899

Split complementary#889995, #888C99

Tetradic#8C9988, #889599, #958899

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7F6F6

Lighter +30%#E0DCDA

Lighter +20%#C8C1BF

Lighter +10%#B1A7A3

Darker −10%#80726E

Darker −20%#655A56

Darker −30%#49413F

Darker −40%#2E2927

More saturated +25%#B57D6C

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R153

G140

B136

Red153 (60%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue14.12°

Saturation (HSL)7.69%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 8C · B 88

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