Close to Velvet
#98206E
#98206E is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Velvet. In RGB it’s made of 59.6% red, 12.5% green, and 43.1% blue. Its hue is 321°, with 65% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #98206E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.59:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.77:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.59:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.77:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #98206E as they’d see it.
#98206E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #98206E
What color is #98206E?
#98206E is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Velvet. In RGB it’s made of 59.6% red, 12.5% green, and 43.1% blue. Its hue is 321°, with 65% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #98206E in RGB?
#98206E is rgb(152, 32, 110): 152 red, 32 green, and 110 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #98206E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 79, 28, 40). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #98206E?
PANTONE 228 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #98206E?
Its complement #08612B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.