What color is #989E8E?

#989E8E is a gray, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989E8E?

The RGB value is 152, 158, 142: 152 red, 158 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989E8E?

The complementary color is #948E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989E8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989E8E color

#989E8E rgb(152, 158, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989E8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 62% green and 55.7% blue (152, 158, 142).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#989E8E color codes

HEX	`#989E8E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 158, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.23, -5.16, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.23, 9.2, 124.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.058, 33.082, 30.388)`
Decimal	`10002062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989E8E, 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 #989E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #989E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989e8e; }
.text { color: #989e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 158 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989e8e, #909e8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989E8E?: #989E8E is a gray, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989E8E?: The RGB value is 152, 158, 142: 152 red, 158 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989E8E?: The complementary color is #948E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989E8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.