What color is #989FAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #989FAF?

The RGB value is 152, 159, 175: 152 red, 159 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989FAF?

The complementary color is #AFA898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989FAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989FAF color

#989FAF rgb(152, 159, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #989FAF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 62.4% green and 68.6% blue (152, 159, 175).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#989FAF color codes

HEX	`#989FAF`
RGB	`rgb(152, 159, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.41, 0.81, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.41, 9.18, 275.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.083, 34.566, 45.478)`
Decimal	`10002351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989FAF, 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 #989FAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989FAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #989FAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989faf; }
.text { color: #989faf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989faf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 159 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989faf, #9c98af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #989FAF?: #989FAF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989FAF?: The RGB value is 152, 159, 175: 152 red, 159 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989FAF?: The complementary color is #AFA898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989FAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.