Close to Stone
#999989
#999989 is a mid-tone neutral gray, close to the color Stone. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 60% green, and 53.7% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #999989.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.89:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.27:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.89:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.27:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #999989 as they’d see it.
#999989 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #999989
What color is #999989?
#999989 is a mid-tone neutral gray, close to the color Stone. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 60% green, and 53.7% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #999989 in RGB?
#999989 is rgb(153, 153, 137): 153 red, 153 green, and 137 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #999989 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 0, 10, 40). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #999989?
PANTONE 443 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #999989?
Its complement #9797A7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.