What color is #989F9D?

#989F9D is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989F9D?

The RGB value is 152, 159, 157: 152 red, 159 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989F9D?

The complementary color is #9F989A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989F9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989F9D color

#989F9D rgb(152, 159, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989F9D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 62.4% green and 61.6% blue (152, 159, 157).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#989F9D color codes

HEX	`#989F9D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 159, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 4%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.89, -2.89, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.89, 2.9, 176.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.432, 33.906, 36.78)`
Decimal	`10002333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989F9D, 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 #989F9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989F9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #989F9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989f9d; }
.text { color: #989f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989f9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 159 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989f9d, #989e9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #989F9D?: #989F9D is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989F9D?: The RGB value is 152, 159, 157: 152 red, 159 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989F9D?: The complementary color is #9F989A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989F9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.