What color is #989599?

#989599 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989599?

The RGB value is 152, 149, 153: 152 red, 149 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989599?

The complementary color is #969995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989599 color

#989599 rgb(152, 149, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989599 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58.4% green and 60% blue (152, 149, 153).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 2% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#989599 color codes

HEX	`#989599`
RGB	`rgb(152, 149, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.06, 1.86, -1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.06, 2.53, 317.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.445, 30.47, 34.461)`
Decimal	`9999769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989599, 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 #989599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #989599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989599; }
.text { color: #989599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 149 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989599, #999598); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #989599?: #989599 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989599?: The RGB value is 152, 149, 153: 152 red, 149 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989599?: The complementary color is #969995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.