What color is #989172?

#989172 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 #989172?

The RGB value is 152, 145, 114: 152 red, 145 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989172?

The complementary color is #727998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989172?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989172 color

#989172 rgb(152, 145, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #989172 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.9% green and 44.7% blue (152, 145, 114).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% 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 6.63:1).

#989172 color codes

HEX	`#989172`
RGB	`rgb(152, 145, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.02, -2.62, 17.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.02, 17.62, 98.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.112, 28.142, 19.973)`
Decimal	`9998706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989172, 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 #989172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #989172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989172; }
.text { color: #989172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 145 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989172, #8c9872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #989172?: #989172 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 #989172?: The RGB value is 152, 145, 114: 152 red, 145 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989172?: The complementary color is #727998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989172?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.