What color is #989C81?

#989C81 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989C81?

The RGB value is 152, 156, 129: 152 red, 156 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989C81?

The complementary color is #85819C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989C81 color

#989C81 rgb(152, 156, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #989C81 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 61.2% green and 50.6% blue (152, 156, 129).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#989C81 color codes

HEX	`#989C81`
RGB	`rgb(152, 156, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 61.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.37, -6.3, 13.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.37, 15.06, 114.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.799, 32.037, 25.431)`
Decimal	`10001537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989C81, 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 #989C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #989C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989c81; }
.text { color: #989c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 156 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989c81, #8b9c81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #989C81?: #989C81 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989C81?: The RGB value is 152, 156, 129: 152 red, 156 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989C81?: The complementary color is #85819C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.