What color is #989168?

#989168 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989168?

The RGB value is 152, 145, 104: 152 red, 145 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989168?

The complementary color is #686F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989168?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989168 color

#989168 rgb(152, 145, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #989168 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.9% green and 40.8% blue (152, 145, 104).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#989168 color codes

HEX	`#989168`
RGB	`rgb(152, 145, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, -4.03, 22.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 23.1, 100.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.573, 27.926, 17.137)`
Decimal	`9998696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989168, 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 #989168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #989168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989168; }
.text { color: #989168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 145 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989168, #879868); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #989168?: #989168 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989168?: The RGB value is 152, 145, 104: 152 red, 145 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989168?: The complementary color is #686F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989168?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.