What color is #989B7B?

#989B7B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989B7B?

The RGB value is 152, 155, 123: 152 red, 155 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989B7B?

The complementary color is #7E7B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989B7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989B7B color

#989B7B rgb(152, 155, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #989B7B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.8% green and 48.2% blue (152, 155, 123).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#989B7B color codes

HEX	`#989B7B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 155, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, -6.72, 16.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 17.78, 112.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.245, 31.548, 23.337)`
Decimal	`10001275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989B7B, 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 #989B7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989B7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #989B7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989b7b; }
.text { color: #989b7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989b7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 155 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989b7b, #889b7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #989B7B?: #989B7B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989B7B?: The RGB value is 152, 155, 123: 152 red, 155 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989B7B?: The complementary color is #7E7B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989B7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.