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#998E83 Eiffel Tower

#998E83 is a medium gray named Eiffel Tower. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 55.7% green and 51.4% blue (rgb(153, 142, 131)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 10% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black. #998E83 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.55:1.

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Variations of #998E83

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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#998E83 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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#998E83 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #998E83 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #949183
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #928E82
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #948E83
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #949183
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #969083
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9D8C8B
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9B8D87
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #909090
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #928F8D

#998E83 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.21:1 Poor#998E83 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.55:1 Good#998E83 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#998E83 in CSS

/* Eiffel Tower */
.color { color: #998E83; }
.background { background-color: #998E83; }
.border { border: 1px solid #998E83; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 142 131);
color: hsl(30 10% 56%);
color: oklch(0.653 0.021 67.5);

#998E83 FAQ

What color is #998E83?

#998E83 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #998E83?

#998E83 is rgb(153, 142, 131) in RGB, hsl(30, 10%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #998E83?

The complementary color of #998E83 is #838E99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #998E83?

Black text has the best contrast on #998E83: 6.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #998E83 a warm or cool color?

#998E83 is a neutral color.