What color is #989D75?

#989D75 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989D75?

The RGB value is 152, 157, 117: 152 red, 157 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989D75?

The complementary color is #7A759D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989D75?

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.

#989D75 color

#989D75 rgb(152, 157, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #989D75 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 61.6% green and 45.9% blue (152, 157, 117).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#989D75 color codes

HEX	`#989D75`
RGB	`rgb(152, 157, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 61.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 25%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.4, -8.71, 20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.4, 22.17, 113.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.217, 32.074, 21.531)`
Decimal	`10001781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989D75, 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 #989D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989D75 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 #989D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989d75; }
.text { color: #989d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 157 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989d75, #849d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #989D75?: #989D75 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989D75?: The RGB value is 152, 157, 117: 152 red, 157 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989D75?: The complementary color is #7A759D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989D75?: 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.