What color is #989269?

#989269 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989269?

The RGB value is 152, 146, 105: 152 red, 146 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989269?

The complementary color is #696F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989269?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989269 color

#989269 rgb(152, 146, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #989269 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 57.3% green and 41.2% blue (152, 146, 105).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#989269 color codes

HEX	`#989269`
RGB	`rgb(152, 146, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 57.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.12, -4.44, 22.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.12, 23.02, 101.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.778, 28.254, 17.457)`
Decimal	`9998953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989269, 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 #989269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #989269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989269; }
.text { color: #989269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 146 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989269, #879869); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #989269?: #989269 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989269?: The RGB value is 152, 146, 105: 152 red, 146 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989269?: The complementary color is #696F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989269?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.