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#998C98

#998c98 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#998c98 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 54.9% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.5% magenta, 0.65% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 304.62°, with 5.99% saturation and 57.45% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.278

Complementary

  1. #998c98
  2. #8c998d

Split complementary

  1. #998c98
  2. #91998c
  3. #8c9993

Analogous

  1. #938c99
  2. #998c98
  3. #998c91

Triadic

  1. #998c98
  2. #98998c
  3. #8c9899

Tetradic

  1. #998c98
  2. #998d8c
  3. #8c998d
  4. #8c9899

Square

  1. #998c98
  2. #99938c
  3. #8c998d
  4. #8c9199

Monochromatic

  1. #4a424a
  2. #736672
  3. #998c98
  4. #bdb5bc
  5. #e1dde1

Shades

#998c98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #998c98
  2. #8a7e89
  3. #7a707a
  4. #6b626a
  5. #5c545b
  6. #4d464c
  7. #3d383d
  8. #2e2a2e
  9. #1f1c1e
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#998c98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #998c98
  2. #a398a2
  3. #ada3ad
  4. #b8afb7
  5. #c2bac1
  6. #ccc6cc
  7. #d6d1d6
  8. #e0dde0
  9. #ebe8ea
  10. #f5f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#998c98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #998c98
  2. #978b96
  3. #948a93
  4. #928891
  5. #8f878e
  6. #8d868c
  7. #8a858a
  8. #888487
  9. #858285
  10. #838182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #948e93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8f99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9097 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a8d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #918e98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #938f98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a8c93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-998c98 {
  color: #998c98;
}
Background
.bg-998c98 {
  background-color: #998c98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-998c98 {
  border: 2px solid #998c98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #998c98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 140 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 6% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-998c98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #998c98, #998c91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-998c98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 140 152 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.14 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.02 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.21 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.30 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.44 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.79 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.79 #667367 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#998c98  rgb(153, 140, 152)  hsl(305, 6%, 57%)  Rose Quartz
#8c998d  rgb(140, 153, 141)  hsl(125, 6%, 57%)  Xanadu
#98998c  rgb(152, 153, 140)  hsl(65, 6%, 57%)  Dark Gray
#8c9899  rgb(140, 152, 153)  hsl(185, 6%, 57%)  Dark Gray