What color is #989A82?

#989A82 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989A82?

The RGB value is 152, 154, 130: 152 red, 154 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989A82?

The complementary color is #84829A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989A82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989A82 color

#989A82 rgb(152, 154, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #989A82 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.4% green and 51% blue (152, 154, 130).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#989A82 color codes

HEX	`#989A82`
RGB	`rgb(152, 154, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.84, -5.05, 12.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.84, 13.37, 112.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.533, 31.398, 25.672)`
Decimal	`10001026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989A82, 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 #989A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #989A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989a82; }
.text { color: #989a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 154 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989a82, #8c9a82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989A82?: #989A82 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989A82?: The RGB value is 152, 154, 130: 152 red, 154 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989A82?: The complementary color is #84829A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989A82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.