What color is #989289?

#989289 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989289?

The RGB value is 152, 146, 137: 152 red, 146 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989289?

The complementary color is #898F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989289 color

#989289 rgb(152, 146, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989289 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 57.3% green and 53.7% blue (152, 146, 137).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#989289 color codes

HEX	`#989289`
RGB	`rgb(152, 146, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 57.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.82, 0.56, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.82, 5.58, 84.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.743, 29.04, 27.806)`
Decimal	`9998985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989289, 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 #989289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #989289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989289; }
.text { color: #989289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 146 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989289, #979889); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #989289?: #989289 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989289?: The RGB value is 152, 146, 137: 152 red, 146 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989289?: The complementary color is #898F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.