Palettes / Colors / #998F85

#998F85 — Silver Grey

#998F85 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the gray family.

#998F85 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 #858F99; it also sits naturally between #998585 and #999985. 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 56% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 13% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #998F85

.text { color: #998F85; }
.background { background-color: #998F85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #998F85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 143, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 9%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #998F85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 143, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #998F85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 143, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#998F85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#998F85">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #858F99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #998F85: #000000.

How #998F85 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 #998F85 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 #998F85?

#998F85 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 153, 143, 133). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #998F85?

#998F85 is RGB 153, 143, 133 — HSL 30°, 9%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 13%, 40%.

What colors go with #998F85?

Its complement is #858F99; analogous partners are #998585 and #999985. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #998F85 for text?

Black text on #998F85 has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.