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#989FAC — Silver Grey

#989FAC is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #989FAC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#989FAC is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ADA699; it also sits naturally between #99AAAD and #9C99AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#989FAC · RGB 152, 159, 172

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Color values

HEX#989FAC
RGB152, 159, 172
HSL219°, 11%, 64%
HSV219°, 12%, 67%
CMYK12%, 8%, 0%, 33%
XYZ32.79, 34.45, 43.95
Yxy34.45, 0.2949, 0.3098
CIE-Lab65.32, 0.18, -7.60
Hunter Lab58.69, 0.15, -6.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 62% · Blue 67%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #989FAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #989FAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #989FAC

.text { color: #989FAC; }
.background { background-color: #989FAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #989FAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 159, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 11%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #989FAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 159, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #989FAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 159, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#989FAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#989FAC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #989FAC

#8890A0#778192#687182#5B6371#4D5460#40454F#32363E#24272D#17191C#090A0B

Tints of #989FAC

#A2A8B4#AAB0BB#B5BBC4#BEC2CB#C6CAD2#CFD2D8#D7DADF#E3E5E8#EBEDEF#F4F4F6

Tones of #989FAC

#9BA1AB#9CA1AB#9EA2A9#9FA2A8#A0A2A6#A1A3A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADA699:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.66:1 Fails
Against black text7.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #989FAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #989FAC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #989FAC: ·

How #989FAC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9B9BA9Deuteranopia · #9B9AA8Tritanopia · #98A6A6

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Blue Grey 500 · #607D8BTailwind slate 500 · #64748B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #989FAC rather than the exact color:

Palette F7f7f7
#F7F7F7 · #EEEEEE · #393E46 · #929AAB
Palette Ffc6ac
#FFC6AC · #FFF6DC · #C4C1A4 · #9E9FA5
Palette F8fafc
#F8FAFC · #D9EAFD · #BCCCDC · #9AA6B2
Palette F1f6f9
#F1F6F9 · #14274E · #394867 · #9BA4B4
Palette F1f6f9
#F1F6F9 · #394867 · #212A3E · #9BA4B5
Electric Lagoon
#796F49 · #93B18A · #53AE9A · #989FB8

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#929AAB#9E9FA5#9AA6B2#9BA4B4#9BA4B5#989FB8#90A1B5#8EA3A6#9692AF#8CA1A5#9A9AB9#9D9D9D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #989FAB  ·  #989FAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #989FAC?

#989FAC is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 152, 159, 172). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #989FAC?

#989FAC is RGB 152, 159, 172 — HSL 219°, 11%, 64% — CMYK 12%, 8%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #989FAC?

Its complement is #ADA699; analogous partners are #99AAAD and #9C99AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #989FAC for text?

Black text on #989FAC has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.