What color is #989A8E?

#989A8E is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989A8E?

The RGB value is 152, 154, 142: 152 red, 154 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989A8E?

The complementary color is #908E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989A8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989A8E color

#989A8E rgb(152, 154, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989A8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.4% green and 55.7% blue (152, 154, 142).

Its hue angle is 70°, 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#989A8E color codes

HEX	`#989A8E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 154, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.13, -2.97, 6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.13, 6.74, 116.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.386, 31.74, 30.164)`
Decimal	`10001038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989A8E, 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 #989A8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989A8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #989A8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989a8e; }
.text { color: #989a8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989a8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 154 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989a8e, #929a8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #989A8E?: #989A8E is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989A8E?: The RGB value is 152, 154, 142: 152 red, 154 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989A8E?: The complementary color is #908E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989A8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.