What color is #989890?

#989890 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989890?

The RGB value is 152, 152, 144: 152 red, 152 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989890?

The complementary color is #909098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989890 color

#989890 rgb(152, 152, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989890 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 59.6% green and 56.5% blue (152, 152, 144).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#989890 color codes

HEX	`#989890`
RGB	`rgb(152, 152, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 59.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.63, -1.5, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.63, 4.47, 109.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.21, 31.146, 30.853)`
Decimal	`10000528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989890, 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 #989890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #989890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989890; }
.text { color: #989890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 152 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989890, #949890); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #989890?: #989890 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989890?: The RGB value is 152, 152, 144: 152 red, 152 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989890?: The complementary color is #909098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.