What color is #989B93?

#989B93 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989B93?

The RGB value is 152, 155, 147: 152 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989B93?

The complementary color is #96939B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989B93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989B93 color

#989B93 rgb(152, 155, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989B93 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.8% green and 57.6% blue (152, 155, 147).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 4% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#989B93 color codes

HEX	`#989B93`
RGB	`rgb(152, 155, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 4%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 5%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.53, -2.6, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.53, 4.62, 124.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.936, 32.225, 32.241)`
Decimal	`10001299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989B93, 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 #989B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989B93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #989B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989b93; }
.text { color: #989b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 155 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989b93, #949b93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989B93?: #989B93 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989B93?: The RGB value is 152, 155, 147: 152 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989B93?: The complementary color is #96939B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989B93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.