What color is #989171?

#989171 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989171?

The RGB value is 152, 145, 113: 152 red, 145 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989171?

The complementary color is #717898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989171?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989171 color

#989171 rgb(152, 145, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #989171 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.9% green and 44.3% blue (152, 145, 113).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#989171 color codes

HEX	`#989171`
RGB	`rgb(152, 145, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60, -2.77, 17.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60, 18.17, 98.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.055, 28.119, 19.675)`
Decimal	`9998705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989171, 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 #989171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #989171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989171; }
.text { color: #989171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 145 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989171, #8b9871); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #989171?: #989171 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989171?: The RGB value is 152, 145, 113: 152 red, 145 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989171?: The complementary color is #717898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989171?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.