What color is #989DA1?

#989DA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989DA1?

The RGB value is 152, 157, 161: 152 red, 157 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989DA1?

The complementary color is #A19C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989DA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989DA1 color

#989DA1 rgb(152, 157, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989DA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 61.6% green and 63.1% blue (152, 157, 161).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 5% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#989DA1 color codes

HEX	`#989DA1`
RGB	`rgb(152, 157, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 61.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 5%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 6%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.45, -1, -2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.45, 2.88, 249.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.438, 33.362, 38.495)`
Decimal	`10001825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989DA1, 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 #989DA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989DA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #989DA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989da1; }
.text { color: #989da1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989da1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 157 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989da1, #9899a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #989DA1?: #989DA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989DA1?: The RGB value is 152, 157, 161: 152 red, 157 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989DA1?: The complementary color is #A19C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989DA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.