What color is #989585?

#989585 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 #989585?

The RGB value is 152, 149, 133: 152 red, 149 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989585?

The complementary color is #858898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989585 color

#989585 rgb(152, 149, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989585 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58.4% green and 52.2% blue (152, 149, 133).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#989585 color codes

HEX	`#989585`
RGB	`rgb(152, 149, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, -1.8, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 9.03, 101.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.93, 29.864, 26.479)`
Decimal	`9999749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989585, 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 #989585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #989585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989585; }
.text { color: #989585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 149 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989585, #929885); }

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Questions

What color is #989585?: #989585 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 #989585?: The RGB value is 152, 149, 133: 152 red, 149 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989585?: The complementary color is #858898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.