What color is #989396?

#989396 is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989396?

The RGB value is 152, 147, 150: 152 red, 147 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989396?

The complementary color is #939895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989396 color

#989396 rgb(152, 147, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989396 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 57.6% green and 58.8% blue (152, 147, 150).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 2% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Mist (#948E90), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#989396 color codes

HEX	`#989396`
RGB	`rgb(152, 147, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 57.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, 2.4, -0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 2.58, 338.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.887, 29.745, 33.068)`
Decimal	`9999254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989396, 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 #989396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #989396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989396; }
.text { color: #989396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 147 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989396, #989394); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #989396?: #989396 is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989396?: The RGB value is 152, 147, 150: 152 red, 147 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989396?: The complementary color is #939895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.