What color is #989073?

#989073 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989073?

The RGB value is 152, 144, 115: 152 red, 144 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989073?

The complementary color is #737B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989073?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989073 color

#989073 rgb(152, 144, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #989073 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.5% green and 45.1% blue (152, 144, 115).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#989073 color codes

HEX	`#989073`
RGB	`rgb(152, 144, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.76, -1.92, 16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.76, 16.62, 96.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.017, 27.86, 20.223)`
Decimal	`9998451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989073, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #989073	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989073 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #989073 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989073; }
.text { color: #989073; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989073; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 144 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989073, #8e9873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #989073?: #989073 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989073?: The RGB value is 152, 144, 115: 152 red, 144 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989073?: The complementary color is #737B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989073?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.