What color is #989196?

#989196 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989196?

The RGB value is 152, 145, 150: 152 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989196?

The complementary color is #919893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989196 color

#989196 rgb(152, 145, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989196 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.9% green and 58.8% blue (152, 145, 150).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 3% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#989196 color codes

HEX	`#989196`
RGB	`rgb(152, 145, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 3%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.89, 3.53, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.89, 3.92, 334.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.579, 29.128, 32.965)`
Decimal	`9998742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989196, 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 #989196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #989196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989196; }
.text { color: #989196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 145 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989196, #989193); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #989196?: #989196 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989196?: The RGB value is 152, 145, 150: 152 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989196?: The complementary color is #919893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.