What color is #989F8F?

#989F8F is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989F8F?

The RGB value is 152, 159, 143: 152 red, 159 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989F8F?

The complementary color is #968F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989F8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989F8F color

#989F8F rgb(152, 159, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989F8F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 62.4% green and 56.1% blue (152, 159, 143).

Its hue angle is 86°, 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 Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#989F8F color codes

HEX	`#989F8F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 159, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.53, -5.52, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.53, 9.31, 126.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.304, 33.455, 30.842)`
Decimal	`10002319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989F8F, 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 #989F8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989F8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #989F8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989f8f; }
.text { color: #989f8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989f8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 159 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989f8f, #909f8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989F8F?: #989F8F is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989F8F?: The RGB value is 152, 159, 143: 152 red, 159 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989F8F?: The complementary color is #968F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989F8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.