What color is #98989A?

#98989A is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98989A?

The RGB value is 152, 152, 154: 152 red, 152 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98989A?

The complementary color is #9A9A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98989A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98989A color

#98989A rgb(152, 152, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98989A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 59.6% green and 60.4% blue (152, 152, 154).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#98989A color codes

HEX	`#98989A`
RGB	`rgb(152, 152, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 59.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 1%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.9, 0.39, -1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.9, 1.12, 290.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.009, 31.465, 35.058)`
Decimal	`10000538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98989A, 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 #98989A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98989A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #98989A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98989a; }
.text { color: #98989a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98989a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 152 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98989a, #99989a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #98989A?: #98989A is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98989A?: The RGB value is 152, 152, 154: 152 red, 152 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98989A?: The complementary color is #9A9A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98989A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.