Palettes / Colors / #998F87

#998F87 — Silver Grey

#998F87 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 #998F87 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.

#998F87 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 #869098; it also sits naturally between #988687 and #989786. 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 53%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 12% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #998F87

.text { color: #998F87; }
.background { background-color: #998F87; }
.border { border: 3px solid #998F87; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 143, 135); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 8%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #998F87; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 143, 135, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #998F87; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 143, 135, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#998F87">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#998F87">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #869098:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #998F87: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #998F87

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 #998F87 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 #998F87 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 #998F87?

#998F87 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 153, 143, 135). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #998F87?

#998F87 is RGB 153, 143, 135 — HSL 27°, 8%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 12%, 40%.

What colors go with #998F87?

Its complement is #869098; analogous partners are #988687 and #989786. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #998F87 for text?

Black text on #998F87 has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.