What color is #989183?

#989183 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989183?

The RGB value is 152, 145, 131: 152 red, 145 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989183?

The complementary color is #838A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989183?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989183 color

#989183 rgb(152, 145, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989183 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.9% green and 51.4% blue (152, 145, 131).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#989183 color codes

HEX	`#989183`
RGB	`rgb(152, 145, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.4, 0.08, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.4, 8.36, 89.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.171, 28.565, 25.551)`
Decimal	`9998723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989183, 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 #989183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #989183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989183; }
.text { color: #989183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 145 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989183, #949883); }

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Questions

What color is #989183?: #989183 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989183?: The RGB value is 152, 145, 131: 152 red, 145 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989183?: The complementary color is #838A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989183?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.