What color is #989483?

#989483 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989483?

The RGB value is 152, 148, 131: 152 red, 148 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989483?

The complementary color is #838798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989483 color

#989483 rgb(152, 148, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989483 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58% green and 51.4% blue (152, 148, 131).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#989483 color codes

HEX	`#989483`
RGB	`rgb(152, 148, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.22, -1.58, 9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.22, 9.65, 99.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.635, 29.494, 25.705)`
Decimal	`9999491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989483, 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 #989483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #989483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989483; }
.text { color: #989483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 148 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989483, #929883); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #989483?: #989483 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989483?: The RGB value is 152, 148, 131: 152 red, 148 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989483?: The complementary color is #838798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.