Information about #988B99 color

#988B99 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #988B99 is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(152, 139, 153) — 59.6% red, 54.5% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 0 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued grey, #988B99 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Amethyst Smoke (#95879C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ash Pink (#998E91) and Nitro (#978395).

In RGB terms — rgb(152, 139, 153) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #988B99 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#988B99 color variations

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

#988B99 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#988B99 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#988B99 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#988B99 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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#988B99 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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#8B9890
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#92988B
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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
#988B99
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#98978B
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#8B9897
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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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#8C988B
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#8B9897
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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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#98908B
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#8C988B
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Nearest named colors to #988B99

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

Amethyst Smoke color link
Amethyst Smoke

#95879C

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

Nitro color link
Nitro

#978395

Grey Suit color link
Grey Suit

#9391A0

Deep Amethyst color link
Deep Amethyst

#9C8AA4

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

Amber Grey color link
Amber Grey

#929698

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Quarter Sidewinder color link
Quarter Sidewinder

#9C979B

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

#988B99 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#988B99
  • RGB152, 139, 153
  • CMYK0, 5, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(152, 139, 153)
  • HSL296°, 6%, 57%
  • HSL Precise295.714°, 6.422%, 57.255%
  • HSV296°, 9%, 60%
  • HSB296°, 9%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.545, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.545, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.545, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID988B99
  • DECIMAL ID9997209
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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