What color is #989497?

#989497 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 #989497?

The RGB value is 152, 148, 151: 152 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989497?

The complementary color is #949895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989497 color

#989497 rgb(152, 148, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989497 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58% green and 59.2% blue (152, 148, 151).

Its hue angle is 315°, 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#989497 color codes

HEX	`#989497`
RGB	`rgb(152, 148, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.73, 2.04, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.73, 2.3, 332.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.124, 30.09, 33.546)`
Decimal	`9999511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989497, 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 #989497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #989497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989497; }
.text { color: #989497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 148 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989497, #989495); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #989497?: #989497 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 #989497?: The RGB value is 152, 148, 151: 152 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989497?: The complementary color is #949895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.