What color is #989FAA?

#989FAA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989FAA?

The RGB value is 152, 159, 170: 152 red, 159 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989FAA?

The complementary color is #AAA398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989FAA color

#989FAA rgb(152, 159, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989FAA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 62.4% green and 66.7% blue (152, 159, 170).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#989FAA color codes

HEX	`#989FAA`
RGB	`rgb(152, 159, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.26, -0.25, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.26, 6.57, 267.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.601, 34.374, 42.94)`
Decimal	`10002346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989FAA, 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 #989FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #989FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989faa; }
.text { color: #989faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 159 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989faa, #9a98aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #989FAA?: #989FAA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989FAA?: The RGB value is 152, 159, 170: 152 red, 159 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989FAA?: The complementary color is #AAA398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.