Information about #998586 color

#998586 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#998586 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 133, 134) — 60% red, 52.2% green, 52.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 7 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #998586 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Buffalo (#998682). Slightly further away sit Warm Grey (#978A84) and Double Perfect Taupe (#988B80).

The recipe behind #998586 is rgb(153, 133, 134), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #998586: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. No one has named #998586 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#998586 color variations

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

#998586 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #998586

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#998586
  • RGB153, 133, 134
  • CMYK0, 8, 7, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 133, 134)
  • HSL357°, 9%, 56%
  • HSL Precise357°, 8.929%, 56.078%
  • HSV357°, 13%, 60%
  • HSB357°, 13%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.522, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.522, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.522, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID998586
  • DECIMAL ID10061190
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01