#989FAE Color

#989FAE is rgb(152, 159, 174) in RGB and hsl(221, 12%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#989FAE

HEX#989FAE

RGBrgb(152, 159, 174)

HSLhsl(221, 12%, 64%)

HSVhsv(221, 13%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.023 265.7)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#989FAE Complementary#AEA798 Analogous#98AAAE Analogous#9C98AE Triadic#AE989F Triadic#9FAE98

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#A6ACB9 #B5BAC5 #C3C7D0 #CED2D9 #DDDFE4 #EBECEF

Shades

#7E879A #697386 #555D6D #434956 #2F333C #1D2025

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