What color is #989B95?

#989B95 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989B95?

The RGB value is 152, 155, 149: 152 red, 155 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989B95?

The complementary color is #98959B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989B95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989B95 color

#989B95 rgb(152, 155, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989B95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.8% green and 58.4% blue (152, 155, 149).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 3% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#989B95 color codes

HEX	`#989B95`
RGB	`rgb(152, 155, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 3%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 4%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.58, -2.23, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.58, 3.55, 128.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.094, 32.288, 33.075)`
Decimal	`10001301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989B95, 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 #989B95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989B95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #989B95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989b95; }
.text { color: #989b95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989b95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 155 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989b95, #959b95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989B95?: #989B95 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989B95?: The RGB value is 152, 155, 149: 152 red, 155 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989B95?: The complementary color is #98959B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989B95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.