What color is #989491?

#989491 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989491?

The RGB value is 152, 148, 145: 152 red, 148 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989491?

The complementary color is #919598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989491 color

#989491 rgb(152, 148, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989491 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58% green and 56.9% blue (152, 148, 145).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 3% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#989491 color codes

HEX	`#989491`
RGB	`rgb(152, 148, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 3%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.57, 0.9, 2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.57, 2.29, 66.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.649, 29.9, 31.045)`
Decimal	`9999505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989491, 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 #989491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #989491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989491; }
.text { color: #989491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 148 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989491, #989891); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989491?: #989491 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989491?: The RGB value is 152, 148, 145: 152 red, 148 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989491?: The complementary color is #919598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.