Palettes / Colors / #998C8A

#998C8A — Silver Grey

#998C8A 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 #998C8A 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.

#998C8A 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 #8A9799; it also sits naturally between #998A8F and #99938A. 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 55% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 10% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #998C8A

.text { color: #998C8A; }
.background { background-color: #998C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #998C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 140, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 7%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #998C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 140, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #998C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 140, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#998C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#998C8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A9799:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #998C8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #998C8A

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 #998C8A 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 #998C8A 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

← #998C89  ·  #998C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #998C8A?

#998C8A is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 153, 140, 138). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #998C8A?

#998C8A is RGB 153, 140, 138 — HSL 8°, 7%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 10%, 40%.

What colors go with #998C8A?

Its complement is #8A9799; analogous partners are #998A8F and #99938A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #998C8A for text?

Black text on #998C8A has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.24:1.