What color is #989F91?

#989F91 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989F91?

The RGB value is 152, 159, 145: 152 red, 159 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989F91?

The complementary color is #98919F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989F91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989F91 color

#989F91 rgb(152, 159, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989F91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 62.4% green and 56.9% blue (152, 159, 145).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#989F91 color codes

HEX	`#989F91`
RGB	`rgb(152, 159, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.58, -5.16, 6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.58, 8.25, 128.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.457, 33.516, 31.647)`
Decimal	`10002321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989F91, 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 #989F91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989F91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #989F91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989f91; }
.text { color: #989f91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989f91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 159 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989f91, #919f91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #989F91?: #989F91 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989F91?: The RGB value is 152, 159, 145: 152 red, 159 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989F91?: The complementary color is #98919F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989F91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.