What color is #989C9C?

#989C9C is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989C9C?

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

What is the complementary color of #989C9C?

The complementary color is #9C9898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989C9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989C9C color

#989C9C rgb(152, 156, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989C9C is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 2% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#989C9C color codes

HEX	`#989C9C`
RGB	`rgb(152, 156, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 61.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 2%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.04, -1.44, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.04, 1.52, 199.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.837, 32.853, 36.163)`
Decimal	`10001564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989C9C, 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 #989C9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989C9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #989C9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989c9c; }
.text { color: #989c9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989c9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 156 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989c9c, #989a9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #989C9C?: #989C9C is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989C9C?: The RGB value is 152, 156, 156: 152 red, 156 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989C9C?: The complementary color is #9C9898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989C9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.