#998399

A medium, muted neutral closely aligning with Lightslategray.

About #998399

The hex code #998399 represents a beautifully specific shade of neutral. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 131 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 14% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#998399
RGB153, 131, 153
HSL300.0°, 9.7%, 55.7%
CMYK0%, 14%, 0%, 40%
HSV300.0°, 14.4%, 60.0%
LAB57.4, 12.4, -8.6
XYZ27.0, 25.3, 33.6
Decimal10060697

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.46:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.06:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.31:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.15:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #998399; }
.text-color { color: #998399; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #998399; }

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