What color is #989BAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #989BAF?

The RGB value is 152, 155, 175: 152 red, 155 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989BAF?

The complementary color is #AFAC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989BAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989BAF color

#989BAF rgb(152, 155, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.8% green and 68.6% blue (152, 155, 175).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#989BAF color codes

HEX	`#989BAF`
RGB	`rgb(152, 155, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, 3.04, -10.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 11.17, 285.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.406, 33.213, 45.253)`
Decimal	`10001327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989BAF, 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 #989BAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989BAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #989BAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989baf; }
.text { color: #989baf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989baf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 155 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989baf, #a098af); }

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Questions

What color is #989BAF?: #989BAF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989BAF?: The RGB value is 152, 155, 175: 152 red, 155 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989BAF?: The complementary color is #AFAC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989BAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.