What color is #889290?

#889290 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889290?

The RGB value is 136, 146, 144: 136 red, 146 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889290?

The complementary color is #92888A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889290 color

#889290 rgb(136, 146, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889290 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 57.3% green and 56.5% blue (136, 146, 144).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#889290 color codes

HEX	`#889290`
RGB	`rgb(136, 146, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 57.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 7%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.71, -4.01, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.71, 4.02, 182.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.465, 27.805, 30.406)`
Decimal	`8950416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889290, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #889290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#889290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #889290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889290; }
.text { color: #889290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 146 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889290, #888f92); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #889290?: #889290 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889290?: The RGB value is 136, 146, 144: 136 red, 146 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889290?: The complementary color is #92888A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.