What color is #989A8D?

#989A8D is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989A8D?

The RGB value is 152, 154, 141: 152 red, 154 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989A8D?

The complementary color is #8F8D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989A8D color

#989A8D rgb(152, 154, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989A8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.4% green and 55.3% blue (152, 154, 141).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#989A8D color codes

HEX	`#989A8D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 154, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.1, -3.15, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.1, 7.29, 115.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.312, 31.71, 29.771)`
Decimal	`10001037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989A8D, 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 #989A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #989A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989a8d; }
.text { color: #989a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 154 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989a8d, #929a8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989A8D?: #989A8D is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989A8D?: The RGB value is 152, 154, 141: 152 red, 154 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989A8D?: The complementary color is #8F8D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.