What color is #989A7C?

#989A7C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989A7C?

The RGB value is 152, 154, 124: 152 red, 154 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989A7C?

The complementary color is #7E7C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989A7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989A7C color

#989A7C rgb(152, 154, 124)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #989A7C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.4% green and 48.6% blue (152, 154, 124).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#989A7C color codes

HEX	`#989A7C`
RGB	`rgb(152, 154, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.71, -6.02, 15.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.71, 16.67, 111.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.142, 31.242, 23.613)`
Decimal	`10001020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989A7C, 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 #989A7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989A7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #989A7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989a7c; }
.text { color: #989a7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989a7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 154 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989a7c, #899a7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #989A7C?: #989A7C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989A7C?: The RGB value is 152, 154, 124: 152 red, 154 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989A7C?: The complementary color is #7E7C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989A7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.