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#998B97

#998b97 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#998b97 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 54.51% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.15% magenta, 1.31% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 308.57°, with 6.42% saturation and 57.25% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.24.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2747

Complementary

  1. #998b97
  2. #8b998d

Split complementary

  1. #998b97
  2. #90998b
  3. #8b9994

Analogous

  1. #948b99
  2. #998b97
  3. #998b90

Triadic

  1. #998b97
  2. #97998b
  3. #8b9799

Tetradic

  1. #998b97
  2. #998d8b
  3. #8b998d
  4. #8b9799

Square

  1. #998b97
  2. #99948b
  3. #8b998d
  4. #8b9099

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4149
  2. #736571
  3. #998b97
  4. #bdb4bb
  5. #e1dce0

Shades

#998b97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #998b97
  2. #8a7d88
  3. #7a6f79
  4. #6b616a
  5. #5c535b
  6. #4d464c
  7. #3d383c
  8. #2e2a2d
  9. #1f1c1e
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#998b97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #998b97
  2. #a397a1
  3. #ada2ac
  4. #b8aeb6
  5. #c2b9c1
  6. #ccc5cb
  7. #d6d1d5
  8. #e0dce0
  9. #ebe8ea
  10. #f5f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#998b97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #998b97
  2. #978a95
  3. #948992
  4. #928890
  5. #8f878e
  6. #8d868c
  7. #8a8489
  8. #888387
  9. #858285
  10. #838182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #938d92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8e98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9096 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a8c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #918d97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #928e97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a8b92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-998b97 {
  color: #998b97;
}
Background
.bg-998b97 {
  background-color: #998b97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-998b97 {
  border: 2px solid #998b97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #998b97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 139 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 6% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-998b97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #998b97, #998b90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-998b97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 139 151 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.24 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.12 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.84 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.29 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.81 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.91 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.91 #667468 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#998b97  rgb(153, 139, 151)  hsl(309, 6%, 57%)  Rose Quartz
#8b998d  rgb(139, 153, 141)  hsl(129, 6%, 57%)  Xanadu
#97998b  rgb(151, 153, 139)  hsl(69, 6%, 57%)  Dark Gray
#8b9799  rgb(139, 151, 153)  hsl(189, 6%, 57%)  Battleship Gray