What color is #989B85?

#989B85 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989B85?

The RGB value is 152, 155, 133: 152 red, 155 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989B85?

The complementary color is #88859B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989B85 color

#989B85 rgb(152, 155, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989B85 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.8% green and 52.2% blue (152, 155, 133).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#989B85 color codes

HEX	`#989B85`
RGB	`rgb(152, 155, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.19, -5.09, 11.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.19, 12.29, 114.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.903, 31.812, 26.803)`
Decimal	`10001285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989B85, 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 #989B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #989B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989b85; }
.text { color: #989b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 155 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989b85, #8d9b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989B85?: #989B85 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989B85?: The RGB value is 152, 155, 133: 152 red, 155 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989B85?: The complementary color is #88859B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.