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#98AAA9 closest to Crown of Ash

#98AAA9 is a light gray; the closest named color is Crown of Ash. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 66.7% green and 66.3% blue (rgb(152, 170, 169)). Its HSL value is 177° hue, 10% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black. #98AAA9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.66:1.

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Variations of #98AAA9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#98AAA9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#98AAA9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #98AAA9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A4A5A9
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A8A9
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4A8A9
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A4A5A9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A1A7A9
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #93ABAA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #96AAA9
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A3A7A7

#98AAA9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.43:1 Very poor#98AAA9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.66:1 Very good#98AAA9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#98AAA9 in CSS

/* Crown of Ash */
.color { color: #98AAA9; }
.background { background-color: #98AAA9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #98AAA9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(152 170 169);
color: hsl(177 10% 63%);
color: oklch(0.724 0.020 192.7);

#98AAA9 FAQ

What color is #98AAA9?

#98AAA9 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #98AAA9?

#98AAA9 is rgb(152, 170, 169) in RGB, hsl(177, 10%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #98AAA9?

The complementary color of #98AAA9 is #AA9899, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #98AAA9?

Black text has the best contrast on #98AAA9: 8.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #98AAA9 a warm or cool color?

#98AAA9 is a neutral color.