Palettes / Colors / #988198

#988198 — Silver Grey

#988198 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the gray family.

#988198 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #819881; it also sits naturally between #8C8198 and #98818C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 51% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #988198

.text { color: #988198; }
.background { background-color: #988198; }
.border { border: 3px solid #988198; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 129, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 10%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #988198; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 129, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #988198; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 129, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#988198">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#988198">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #819881:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #988198: #000000.

How #988198 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #988198 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #988198?

#988198 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 152, 129, 152). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #988198?

#988198 is RGB 152, 129, 152 — HSL 300°, 10%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #988198?

Its complement is #819881; analogous partners are #8C8198 and #98818C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #988198 for text?

Black text on #988198 has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.54:1.