What color is #889584?

#889584 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889584?

The RGB value is 136, 149, 132: 136 red, 149 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889584?

The complementary color is #918495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889584?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889584 color

#889584 rgb(136, 149, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889584 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 58.4% green and 51.8% blue (136, 149, 132).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#889584 color codes

HEX	`#889584`
RGB	`rgb(136, 149, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 58.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.24, -8, 7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.24, 10.9, 137.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.065, 28.395, 25.986)`
Decimal	`8951172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889584, 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 #889584	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#889584 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #889584 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889584; }
.text { color: #889584; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889584; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 149 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889584, #849589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #889584?: #889584 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889584?: The RGB value is 136, 149, 132: 136 red, 149 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889584?: The complementary color is #918495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889584?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.