What color is #989C8E?

#989C8E is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989C8E?

The RGB value is 152, 156, 142: 152 red, 156 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989C8E?

The complementary color is #928E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989C8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989C8E color

#989C8E rgb(152, 156, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989C8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 61.2% green and 55.7% blue (152, 156, 142).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#989C8E color codes

HEX	`#989C8E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 156, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 61.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 9%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.68, -4.07, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.68, 7.95, 120.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.719, 32.405, 30.275)`
Decimal	`10001550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989C8E, 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 #989C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989C8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #989C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989c8e; }
.text { color: #989c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 156 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989c8e, #919c8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989C8E?: #989C8E is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989C8E?: The RGB value is 152, 156, 142: 152 red, 156 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989C8E?: The complementary color is #928E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989C8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.