What color is #989778?

#989778 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 #989778?

The RGB value is 152, 151, 120: 152 red, 151 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989778?

The complementary color is #787998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989778 color

#989778 rgb(152, 151, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #989778 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 59.2% green and 47.1% blue (152, 151, 120).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% 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 7.03:1).

#989778 color codes

HEX	`#989778`
RGB	`rgb(152, 151, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 59.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.8, -5.01, 16.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.8, 17.26, 106.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.406, 30.165, 22.144)`
Decimal	`10000248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989778, 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 #989778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #989778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989778; }
.text { color: #989778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 151 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989778, #899878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #989778?: #989778 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 #989778?: The RGB value is 152, 151, 120: 152 red, 151 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989778?: The complementary color is #787998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.