What color is #989934?

#989934 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989934?

The RGB value is 152, 153, 52: 152 red, 153 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989934?

The complementary color is #353499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989934?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989934 color

#989934 rgb(152, 153, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #989934 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60% green and 20.4% blue (152, 153, 52).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 49% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Frogs (#8C9632), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#989934 color codes

HEX	`#989934`
RGB	`rgb(152, 153, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 49%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 66%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 66%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.4, -13.43, 50.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.4, 52.6, 104.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.961, 29.706, 7.667)`
Decimal	`10000692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989934, 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 #989934	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#989934 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	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 #989934 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989934; }
.text { color: #989934; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989934; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 153 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989934, #669934); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #989934?: #989934 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989934?: The RGB value is 152, 153, 52: 152 red, 153 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989934?: The complementary color is #353499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989934?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.