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#98A18E

#98a18e ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#98a18e is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 63.14% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.8% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 88.42°, with 9.18% saturation and 59.41% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 9.36.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3412

Complementary

  1. #98a18e
  2. #978ea1

Split complementary

  1. #98a18e
  2. #8e8ea1
  3. #a08ea1

Analogous

  1. #a1a08e
  2. #98a18e
  3. #8ea18e

Triadic

  1. #98a18e
  2. #8e98a1
  3. #a18e98

Tetradic

  1. #98a18e
  2. #8ea197
  3. #978ea1
  4. #a18e98

Square

  1. #98a18e
  2. #8ea1a0
  3. #978ea1
  4. #a18e8e

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5244
  2. #727c67
  3. #98a18e
  4. #bec4b8
  5. #e4e6e2

Shades

#98a18e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #98a18e
  2. #899180
  3. #7a8172
  4. #6a7163
  5. #5b6155
  6. #4c5147
  7. #3d4039
  8. #2e302b
  9. #1e201c
  10. #0f100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#98a18e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #98a18e
  2. #a2aa99
  3. #adb4a5
  4. #b7bdb0
  5. #c1c7bb
  6. #ccd0c7
  7. #d6d9d2
  8. #e0e3dd
  9. #eaece8
  10. #f5f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#98a18e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #98a18e
  2. #969e8d
  3. #939a8b
  4. #91978a
  5. #8e9488
  6. #8c9187
  7. #8a8d86
  8. #878a84
  9. #858783
  10. #828381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9f98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39e8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29e8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #999f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9f8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9f8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99a096 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-98a18e {
  color: #98a18e;
}
Background
.bg-98a18e {
  background-color: #98a18e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-98a18e {
  border: 2px solid #98a18e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #98a18e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 161 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 9% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-98a18e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #98a18e, #8ea18e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-98a18e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 161 142 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.36 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.62 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.85 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.68 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.79 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.59 #675e71 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#98a18e  rgb(152, 161, 142)  hsl(88, 9%, 59%)  Ash Gray
#978ea1  rgb(151, 142, 161)  hsl(268, 9%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#8e98a1  rgb(142, 152, 161)  hsl(208, 9%, 59%)  Light Slate Gray
#a18e98  rgb(161, 142, 152)  hsl(328, 9%, 59%)  Rose Quartz