What color is #989B7E?

#989B7E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989B7E?

The RGB value is 152, 155, 126: 152 red, 155 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989B7E?

The complementary color is #817E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989B7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989B7E color

#989B7E rgb(152, 155, 126)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #989B7E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.8% green and 49.4% blue (152, 155, 126).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#989B7E color codes

HEX	`#989B7E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 155, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.03, -6.24, 14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.03, 16.14, 112.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.436, 31.625, 24.341)`
Decimal	`10001278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989B7E, 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 #989B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #989B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989b7e; }
.text { color: #989b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 155 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989b7e, #8a9b7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #989B7E?: #989B7E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989B7E?: The RGB value is 152, 155, 126: 152 red, 155 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989B7E?: The complementary color is #817E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989B7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.