What color is #989882?

#989882 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989882?

The RGB value is 152, 152, 130: 152 red, 152 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989882?

The complementary color is #828298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989882?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989882 color

#989882 rgb(152, 152, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989882 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 59.6% green and 51% blue (152, 152, 130).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#989882 color codes

HEX	`#989882`
RGB	`rgb(152, 152, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 59.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.29, -3.95, 11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.29, 12.26, 108.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.206, 30.744, 25.563)`
Decimal	`10000514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989882, 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 #989882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989882 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #989882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989882; }
.text { color: #989882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 152 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989882, #8d9882); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989882?: #989882 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989882?: The RGB value is 152, 152, 130: 152 red, 152 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989882?: The complementary color is #828298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989882?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.