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#98A698

#98a698 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#98a698 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 65.1% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.43% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 7.29% saturation and 62.35% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.42.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3621

Complementary

  1. #98a698
  2. #a698a6

Split complementary

  1. #98a698
  2. #9f98a6
  3. #a6989f

Analogous

  1. #9fa698
  2. #98a698
  3. #98a69f

Triadic

  1. #98a698
  2. #9898a6
  3. #a69898

Tetradic

  1. #98a698
  2. #98a6a6
  3. #a698a6
  4. #a69898

Square

  1. #98a698
  2. #989fa6
  3. #a698a6
  4. #a69f98

Monochromatic

  1. #4c594c
  2. #708270
  3. #98a698
  4. #c1c9c1
  5. #eaedea

Shades

#98a698 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #98a698
  2. #899589
  3. #7a857a
  4. #6a746a
  5. #5b645b
  6. #4c534c
  7. #3d423d
  8. #2e322e
  9. #1e211e
  10. #0f110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#98a698 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #98a698
  2. #a2afa2
  3. #adb8ad
  4. #b7c1b7
  5. #c1cac1
  6. #ccd3cc
  7. #d6dbd6
  8. #e0e4e0
  9. #eaedea
  10. #f5f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#98a698 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #98a698
  2. #96a296
  3. #939e93
  4. #919b91
  5. #8e978e
  6. #8c938c
  7. #8a8f8a
  8. #878b87
  9. #858885
  10. #828482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ea49e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a397 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a299 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97a5a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a498 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fa398 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97a59e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-98a698 {
  color: #98a698;
}
Background
.bg-98a698 {
  background-color: #98a698;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-98a698 {
  border: 2px solid #98a698;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #98a698;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 166 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 7% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-98a698 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #98a698, #98a69f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-98a698 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 166 152 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.42 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.13 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.11 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.11 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.22 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 12.58 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 12.93 #675967 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#98a698  rgb(152, 166, 152)  hsl(120, 7%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#a698a6  rgb(166, 152, 166)  hsl(300, 7%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#9898a6  rgb(152, 152, 166)  hsl(240, 7%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#a69898  rgb(166, 152, 152)  hsl(0, 7%, 62%)  Silver Pink