What color is #989690?

#989690 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989690?

The RGB value is 152, 150, 144: 152 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989690?

The complementary color is #909298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989690 color

#989690 rgb(152, 150, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989690 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58.8% green and 56.5% blue (152, 150, 144).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#989690 color codes

HEX	`#989690`
RGB	`rgb(152, 150, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.08, -0.4, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.08, 3.44, 96.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.889, 30.502, 30.746)`
Decimal	`10000016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989690, 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 #989690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #989690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989690; }
.text { color: #989690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 150 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989690, #969890); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #989690?: #989690 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989690?: The RGB value is 152, 150, 144: 152 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989690?: The complementary color is #909298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.