What color is #989591?

#989591 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989591?

The RGB value is 152, 149, 145: 152 red, 149 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989591?

The complementary color is #919498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989591 color

#989591 rgb(152, 149, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989591 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58.4% green and 56.9% blue (152, 149, 145).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 3% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#989591 color codes

HEX	`#989591`
RGB	`rgb(152, 149, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 3%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.84, 0.34, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.84, 2.52, 82.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.806, 30.215, 31.097)`
Decimal	`9999761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989591, 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 #989591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #989591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989591; }
.text { color: #989591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 149 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989591, #979891); }

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Questions

What color is #989591?: #989591 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989591?: The RGB value is 152, 149, 145: 152 red, 149 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989591?: The complementary color is #919498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.