What color is #989385?

#989385 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 #989385?

The RGB value is 152, 147, 133: 152 red, 147 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989385?

The complementary color is #858A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989385 color

#989385 rgb(152, 147, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989385 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 57.6% green and 52.2% blue (152, 147, 133).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#989385 color codes

HEX	`#989385`
RGB	`rgb(152, 147, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 57.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.99, -0.69, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.99, 8.1, 94.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.616, 29.237, 26.374)`
Decimal	`9999237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989385, 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 #989385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #989385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989385; }
.text { color: #989385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 147 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989385, #949885); }

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Questions

What color is #989385?: #989385 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 #989385?: The RGB value is 152, 147, 133: 152 red, 147 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989385?: The complementary color is #858A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.