What color is #989E6A?

#989E6A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989E6A?

The RGB value is 152, 158, 106: 152 red, 158 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989E6A?

The complementary color is #706A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989E6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989E6A color

#989E6A rgb(152, 158, 106)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #989E6A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 62% green and 41.6% blue (152, 158, 106).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#989E6A color codes

HEX	`#989E6A`
RGB	`rgb(152, 158, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 33%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.48, -10.79, 26.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.48, 28.62, 112.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.777, 32.17, 18.379)`
Decimal	`10002026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989E6A, 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 #989E6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989E6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #989E6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989e6a; }
.text { color: #989e6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989e6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 158 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989e6a, #7e9e6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #989E6A?: #989E6A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989E6A?: The RGB value is 152, 158, 106: 152 red, 158 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989E6A?: The complementary color is #706A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989E6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.