#989CAE Color

#989CAE is rgb(152, 156, 174) in RGB and hsl(229, 12%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#989CAE

HEX#989CAE

RGBrgb(152, 156, 174)

HSLhsl(229, 12%, 64%)

HSVhsv(229, 13%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.027 275.7)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #989CAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #989CAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#989CAE Complementary#AEAA98 Analogous#98A7AE Analogous#9F98AE Triadic#AE989C Triadic#9CAE98

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #989CAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6AAB9 #B5B8C5 #C3C5D0 #CED0D9 #DDDEE4 #EBECEF

Shades

#7E849A #696F86 #555A6D #434756 #2F313C #1D1F25

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