What color is #989773?

#989773 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989773?

The RGB value is 152, 151, 115: 152 red, 151 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989773?

The complementary color is #737498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989773?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989773 color

#989773 rgb(152, 151, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #989773 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 59.2% green and 45.1% blue (152, 151, 115).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#989773 color codes

HEX	`#989773`
RGB	`rgb(152, 151, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 59.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.69, -5.76, 19.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.69, 20.01, 106.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.11, 30.047, 20.588)`
Decimal	`10000243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989773, 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 #989773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #989773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989773; }
.text { color: #989773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 151 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989773, #879873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #989773?: #989773 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989773?: The RGB value is 152, 151, 115: 152 red, 151 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989773?: The complementary color is #737498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989773?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.