What color is #989F46?

#989F46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989F46?

The RGB value is 152, 159, 70: 152 red, 159 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989F46?

The complementary color is #4D469F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989F46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989F46 color

#989F46 rgb(152, 159, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #989F46 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 62.4% green and 27.5% blue (152, 159, 70).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Lizard (#9C9C4B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#989F46 color codes

HEX	`#989F46`
RGB	`rgb(152, 159, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 56%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 56%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.27, -15.24, 44.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.27, 47.31, 108.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.453, 31.914, 10.56)`
Decimal	`10002246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989F46, 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 #989F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #989F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989f46; }
.text { color: #989f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 159 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989f46, #6b9f46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #989F46?: #989F46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989F46?: The RGB value is 152, 159, 70: 152 red, 159 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989F46?: The complementary color is #4D469F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989F46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.