What color is #989786?

#989786 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989786?

The RGB value is 152, 151, 134: 152 red, 151 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989786?

The complementary color is #868798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989786 color

#989786 rgb(152, 151, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989786 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 59.2% green and 52.5% blue (152, 151, 134).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#989786 color codes

HEX	`#989786`
RGB	`rgb(152, 151, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 59.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, -2.73, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 9.5, 106.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.318, 30.53, 26.951)`
Decimal	`10000262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989786, 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 #989786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #989786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989786; }
.text { color: #989786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 151 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989786, #909886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989786?: #989786 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989786?: The RGB value is 152, 151, 134: 152 red, 151 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989786?: The complementary color is #868798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.