What color is #989A95?

#989A95 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989A95?

The RGB value is 152, 154, 149: 152 red, 154 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989A95?

The complementary color is #97959A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989A95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989A95 color

#989A95 rgb(152, 154, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989A95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.4% green and 58.4% blue (152, 154, 149).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 2% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#989A95 color codes

HEX	`#989A95`
RGB	`rgb(152, 154, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.31, -1.68, 2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.31, 2.9, 125.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.928, 31.957, 33.019)`
Decimal	`10001045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989A95, 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 #989A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #989A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989a95; }
.text { color: #989a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 154 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989a95, #969a95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989A95?: #989A95 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989A95?: The RGB value is 152, 154, 149: 152 red, 154 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989A95?: The complementary color is #97959A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989A95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.