What color is #989CB3?

#989CB3 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 #989CB3?

The RGB value is 152, 156, 179: 152 red, 156 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989CB3?

The complementary color is #B3AF98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989CB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989CB3 color

#989CB3 rgb(152, 156, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989CB3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 61.2% green and 70.2% blue (152, 156, 179).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#989CB3 color codes

HEX	`#989CB3`
RGB	`rgb(152, 156, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 61.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, 3.35, -12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 12.84, 285.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.972, 33.707, 47.408)`
Decimal	`10001587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989CB3, 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 #989CB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989CB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #989CB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989cb3; }
.text { color: #989cb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989cb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 156 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989cb3, #a198b3); }

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Questions

What color is #989CB3?: #989CB3 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 #989CB3?: The RGB value is 152, 156, 179: 152 red, 156 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989CB3?: The complementary color is #B3AF98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989CB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.