What color is #989BA9?

#989BA9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989BA9?

The RGB value is 152, 155, 169: 152 red, 155 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989BA9?

The complementary color is #A9A698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989BA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989BA9 color

#989BA9 rgb(152, 155, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989BA9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.8% green and 66.3% blue (152, 155, 169).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#989BA9 color codes

HEX	`#989BA9`
RGB	`rgb(152, 155, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 10%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.15, 1.76, -7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.15, 7.86, 282.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.83, 32.982, 42.218)`
Decimal	`10001321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989BA9, 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 #989BA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989BA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #989BA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989ba9; }
.text { color: #989ba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989ba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 155 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989ba9, #9e98a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #989BA9?: #989BA9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989BA9?: The RGB value is 152, 155, 169: 152 red, 155 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989BA9?: The complementary color is #A9A698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989BA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.