Spanish Gray (#989898)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.88:1 — vs black: 7.28:1

Color values

  • HEX #989898
  • RGB rgb(152, 152, 152)
  • HSL hsl(0, 0%, 59%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 0, 0, 40.39 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #989898 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Spanish Gray
#989898 Base
Spanish Gray
#989898
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Spanish Gray
#989898 Base
Spanish Gray
#989898
Spanish Gray
#989898
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Spanish Gray
#989898 Base
Spanish Gray
#989898
Spanish Gray
#989898
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Spanish Gray
#989898 Base
Spanish Gray
#989898
Spanish Gray
#989898
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Spanish Gray
#989898 Base
Spanish Gray
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Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Spanish Gray
#989898 Base
#4B4B4B
#727272
#848484
Silver Chalice
#ACACAC
Gray (X11 Gray)
#BEBEBE
#E4E4E4
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Spanish Gray, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0D0D0D
#292929
#444444
#606060
#7C7C7C
Spanish Gray #989898 Base
#AAAAAA
#BCBCBC
#CECECE
#E0E0E0
#F2F2F2
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #989898. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #989898;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #989898;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #989898;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #989898,
        #989898
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #989898,
        #989898
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$spanish-gray: #989898;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$spanish-gray-r: 152;
$spanish-gray-g: 152;
$spanish-gray-b: 152;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $spanish-gray;
    color: rgba($spanish-gray-r, $spanish-gray-g, $spanish-gray-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Spanish Gray appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #989898 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #989898 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #989898 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #989898 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #989898 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Spanish Gray ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Spanish Gray #989898 Base
Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 5.19
Silver Chalice #ACACAC ΔE 6.06
Battleship Grey #848482 ΔE 7.02
Taupe Gray #8B8589 ΔE 7.30

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.