What color is #989F98?

#989F98 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989F98?

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

What is the complementary color of #989F98?

The complementary color is #9F989F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989F98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989F98 color

#989F98 rgb(152, 159, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989F98 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#989F98 color codes

HEX	`#989F98`
RGB	`rgb(152, 159, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 4%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.75, -3.86, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.75, 4.75, 144.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.014, 33.739, 34.578)`
Decimal	`10002328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989F98, 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 #989F98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989F98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #989F98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989f98; }
.text { color: #989f98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989f98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 159 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989f98, #989f9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #989F98?: #989F98 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989F98?: The RGB value is 152, 159, 152: 152 red, 159 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989F98?: The complementary color is #9F989F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989F98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.