Palettes / Colors / #988694

#988694 — Silver Grey

#988694 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #988694 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#988694 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 #86988A; it also sits naturally between #938698 and #98868B. 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 53% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 3% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #988694

.text { color: #988694; }
.background { background-color: #988694; }
.border { border: 3px solid #988694; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 134, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 8%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #988694; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 134, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #988694; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 134, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#988694">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#988694">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #86988A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #988694: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #988694

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #988694 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 #988694 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 #988694?

#988694 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 152, 134, 148). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #988694?

#988694 is RGB 152, 134, 148 — HSL 313°, 8%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 3%, 40%.

What colors go with #988694?

Its complement is #86988A; analogous partners are #938698 and #98868B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #988694 for text?

Black text on #988694 has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.40:1.