What color is #989FA5?

#989FA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989FA5?

The RGB value is 152, 159, 165: 152 red, 159 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989FA5?

The complementary color is #A59E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989FA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989FA5 color

#989FA5 rgb(152, 159, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989FA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 62.4% green and 64.7% blue (152, 159, 165).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#989FA5 color codes

HEX	`#989FA5`
RGB	`rgb(152, 159, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.11, -1.29, -3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.11, 4.18, 252.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.137, 34.188, 40.496)`
Decimal	`10002341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989FA5, 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 #989FA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989FA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #989FA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989fa5; }
.text { color: #989fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989fa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 159 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989fa5, #9899a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #989FA5?: #989FA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989FA5?: The RGB value is 152, 159, 165: 152 red, 159 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989FA5?: The complementary color is #A59E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989FA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.