What color is #989672?

#989672 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989672?

The RGB value is 152, 150, 114: 152 red, 150 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989672?

The complementary color is #727498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989672?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989672 color

#989672 rgb(152, 150, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #989672 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58.8% green and 44.7% blue (152, 150, 114).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#989672 color codes

HEX	`#989672`
RGB	`rgb(152, 150, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.4, -5.36, 19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.4, 20.05, 105.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.892, 29.703, 20.233)`
Decimal	`9999986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989672, 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 #989672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #989672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989672; }
.text { color: #989672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 150 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989672, #879872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #989672?: #989672 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989672?: The RGB value is 152, 150, 114: 152 red, 150 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989672?: The complementary color is #727498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989672?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.