What color is #989775?

#989775 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 #989775?

The RGB value is 152, 151, 117: 152 red, 151 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989775?

The complementary color is #757698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989775?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989775 color

#989775 rgb(152, 151, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #989775 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 59.2% green and 45.9% blue (152, 151, 117).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#989775 color codes

HEX	`#989775`
RGB	`rgb(152, 151, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 59.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 23%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.73, -5.46, 18.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.73, 18.91, 106.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.226, 30.093, 21.2)`
Decimal	`10000245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989775, 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 #989775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #989775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989775; }
.text { color: #989775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 151 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989775, #889875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #989775?: #989775 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 #989775?: The RGB value is 152, 151, 117: 152 red, 151 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989775?: The complementary color is #757698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989775?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.