What color is #989382?

#989382 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989382?

The RGB value is 152, 147, 130: 152 red, 147 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989382?

The complementary color is #828798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989382 color

#989382 rgb(152, 147, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989382 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 57.6% green and 51% blue (152, 147, 130).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#989382 color codes

HEX	`#989382`
RGB	`rgb(152, 147, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 57.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.92, -1.2, 9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.92, 9.74, 97.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.412, 29.155, 25.298)`
Decimal	`9999234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989382, 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 #989382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #989382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989382; }
.text { color: #989382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 147 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989382, #929882); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #989382?: #989382 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989382?: The RGB value is 152, 147, 130: 152 red, 147 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989382?: The complementary color is #828798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.