What color is #989079?

#989079 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989079?

The RGB value is 152, 144, 121: 152 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989079?

The complementary color is #798198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989079 color

#989079 rgb(152, 144, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #989079 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.5% green and 47.5% blue (152, 144, 121).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#989079 color codes

HEX	`#989079`
RGB	`rgb(152, 144, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, -1, 13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 13.35, 94.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.373, 28.003, 22.101)`
Decimal	`9998457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989079, 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 #989079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #989079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989079; }
.text { color: #989079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 144 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989079, #919879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989079?: #989079 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989079?: The RGB value is 152, 144, 121: 152 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989079?: The complementary color is #798198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.