Information about #998C96 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#998C96 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 140, 150) — 60% red, 54.9% green, 58.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 1 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #998C96 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ash Pink (#998E91). Slightly further away sit Amethyst Smoke (#95879C) and Nitro (#978395).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 140, 150) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #998C96: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. No one has named #998C96 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#998C96 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#998C96 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#998C96 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#998C96 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#998C96 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#998C96 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#8B9894
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#95988B
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#8B9598
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#988E8B
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#98948B
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#8B988E
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Nearest named colors to #998C96

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

Amethyst Smoke color link
Amethyst Smoke

#95879C

Nitro color link
Nitro

#978395

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

Silver Fern color link
Silver Fern

#99938C

Amber Grey color link
Amber Grey

#929698

Quarter Sidewinder color link
Quarter Sidewinder

#9C979B

Grey Suit color link
Grey Suit

#9391A0

#998C96 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#998C96
  • RGB153, 140, 150
  • CMYK0, 5, 1, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 140, 150)
  • HSL314°, 6%, 57%
  • HSL Precise313.846°, 5.991%, 57.451%
  • HSV314°, 8%, 60%
  • HSB314°, 8%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.549, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.549, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.549, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID998C96
  • DECIMAL ID10062998
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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