#98938c Color Information

#98938c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #98938c. In RGB, it consists of 59.6% Red, 57.6% Green, and 54.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 3.3% Magenta, 7.9% Yellow, and 40.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 35.0°, with saturation of 5.5% and lightness of 57.3%. The decimal value for #98938c is 9999244, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #98938c is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#98938c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color152, 147, 140 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color59.6%, 57.6%, 54.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.404, 0.424, 0.451 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.033, 0.079, 0.404 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color35.0°, 5.5%, 57.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color35.0°, 7.9%, 59.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color28.116, 29.436, 29.011 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color149, 152, 140 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code9999244 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color61.165, 0.545, 4.347 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)61.165, 4.381, 82.848 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color61.165, 3.326, 6.009 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color54.255, -2.444, 6.276 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.325, 0.340, 29.436 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288189324 / 0xff98938c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999999 Copy
Last Updated: March 25, 2025

Shades of #98938c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #98938c, its pure hue is 35.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 5.5%, and its lightness is 57.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #98938c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #131212 to #85817b.

Tints of #98938c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #98938c, its pure hue is 35.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 5.5%, and its lightness is 57.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #98938c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a5a19a to #f2f2f1.

Tones of #98938c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #98938c, its pure hue is 35.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 5.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #98938c, which range from #929292 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffa425 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #98938c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #98938c! For #98938c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #98938c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #98938c

This color, #98938c, consists of 59.6% Red, 57.6% Green, and 54.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 152, Green = 147, Blue = 140. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #98938c is 0% Cyan, 3.3% Magenta, 7.9% Yellow, and 40.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R59.6%
C0.0%
G57.6%
M3.3%
B54.9%
Y7.9%
K40.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 152 147 140
Octal 230 223 214
Hexa #98 #93 #8c
Binary 10011000 10010011 10001100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 3 7 40
Octal 0 3 7 50
Hexa #00 #03 #07 #28
Binary 00000000 00000011 00000111 00101000

Analogous Colors of #98938c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #98938c — which has hue 35.0° — its analogous colors are located at 5.0° and 65.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #98938c.

Triadic Colors of #98938c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #98938c — which has hue 35.0° — its triadic colors are located at 35.0° and 275.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #98938c.

Complementary Color of #98938c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #98938c — which has hue 35.0° — its complementary color is located at 215.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #98938c.

Split Complementary Colors of #98938c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #98938c — which has hue 35.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 35.0° and 245.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #98938c.

Tetradic Colors of #98938c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #98938c — which has hue 35.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 305.0°, 35.0°, 125.0°, and 215.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #98938c.

Monochromatic Colors of #98938c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #98938c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5e5c59 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #cdc9c4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #98938c

We want to make getting started with #98938c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #98938c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #98938c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #98938c with other HTML elements.

#98938c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #98938c.
<span style="color: #98938c;">The color of this text is #98938c.</span>

#98938c Background Color

The background color for this text is #98938c.
<div style="background-color: #98938c; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #98938c.</div>

#98938c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #98938c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #98938c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #98938c.</span>

#98938c Border Color

This is a div with border color #98938c.
<div style="border: #98938c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #98938c.</div>

#98938c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #98938c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #98938c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #98938c on a white background.</div></div>

#98938c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #98938c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #98938c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #98938c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #98938c to White

This is a gradient from #98938c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#98938c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#98938c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#98938c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#98938c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #98938c to white.</div>

Gradient from #98938c to Black

This is a gradient from #98938c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#98938c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#98938c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#98938c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#98938c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #98938c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #98938c

In addition to using #98938c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #98938c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #98938c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 152, Green = 147, Blue = 140). If you need details about the color coordinates of #98938c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #98938c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(152, 147, 140)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #98938c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #98938c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #98938c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(152, 147, 140);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#98938c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:152, green:147, blue:140, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:152 green:147 blue:140 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(152f, 147f, 140f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(152, 147, 140);
 

#98938c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #98938c the same way. For those with color blindness, #98938c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #98938c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #98938c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #98938c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #98938c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #98938c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.0:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #98938c would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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