What color is #989B90?

#989B90 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989B90?

The RGB value is 152, 155, 144: 152 red, 155 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989B90?

The complementary color is #93909B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989B90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989B90 color

#989B90 rgb(152, 155, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989B90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.8% green and 56.5% blue (152, 155, 144).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#989B90 color codes

HEX	`#989B90`
RGB	`rgb(152, 155, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 7%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.45, -3.16, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.45, 6.25, 120.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.704, 32.132, 31.017)`
Decimal	`10001296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989B90, 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 #989B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #989B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989b90; }
.text { color: #989b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 155 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989b90, #939b90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989B90?: #989B90 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989B90?: The RGB value is 152, 155, 144: 152 red, 155 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989B90?: The complementary color is #93909B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989B90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.