What color is #889690?

#889690 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 #889690?

The RGB value is 136, 150, 144: 136 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889690?

The complementary color is #96888E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889690 color

#889690 rgb(136, 150, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889690 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 58.8% green and 56.5% blue (136, 150, 144).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#889690 color codes

HEX	`#889690`
RGB	`rgb(136, 150, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 58.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.83, -6.22, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.83, 6.39, 166.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.093, 29.06, 30.615)`
Decimal	`8951440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889690, 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 #889690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#889690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #889690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889690; }
.text { color: #889690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 150 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889690, #889596); }

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Questions

What color is #889690?: #889690 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 #889690?: The RGB value is 136, 150, 144: 136 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889690?: The complementary color is #96888E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.