What color is #889387?

#889387 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889387?

The RGB value is 136, 147, 135: 136 red, 147 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889387?

The complementary color is #928793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889387 color

#889387 rgb(136, 147, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889387 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 57.6% green and 52.9% blue (136, 147, 135).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#889387 color codes

HEX	`#889387`
RGB	`rgb(136, 147, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 57.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.75, -6.34, 4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.75, 8.07, 141.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.959, 27.851, 26.978)`
Decimal	`8950663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889387, 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 #889387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#889387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #889387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889387; }
.text { color: #889387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 147 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889387, #87938c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #889387?: #889387 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889387?: The RGB value is 136, 147, 135: 136 red, 147 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889387?: The complementary color is #928793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.