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#998F8A closest to Eiffel Tower

#998F8A is a medium gray; the closest named color is Eiffel Tower. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 56.1% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(153, 143, 138)). Its HSL value is 20° hue, 7% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black. #998F8A is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.65:1.

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Variations of #998F8A

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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#998F8A 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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#998F8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #998F8A 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 #94928A
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #92908A
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #94908A
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #94928A
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #95918A
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9C8D8E
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9A8E8C
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #93908F

#998F8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.16:1 Poor#998F8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.65:1 Good#998F8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#998F8A in CSS

/* Eiffel Tower */
.color { color: #998F8A; }
.background { background-color: #998F8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #998F8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 143 138);
color: hsl(20 7% 57%);
color: oklch(0.657 0.014 48.5);

#998F8A FAQ

What color is #998F8A?

#998F8A 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 #998F8A?

#998F8A is rgb(153, 143, 138) in RGB, hsl(20, 7%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #998F8A?

The complementary color of #998F8A is #8A9499, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #998F8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #998F8A: 6.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #998F8A a warm or cool color?

#998F8A is a neutral color.