What color is #889794?

#889794 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 #889794?

The RGB value is 136, 151, 148: 136 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889794?

The complementary color is #97888B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889794 color

#889794 rgb(136, 151, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889794 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 59.2% green and 58% blue (136, 151, 148).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#889794 color codes

HEX	`#889794`
RGB	`rgb(136, 151, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 59.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.22, -5.96, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.22, 5.97, 182.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.564, 29.505, 32.307)`
Decimal	`8951700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889794, 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 #889794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#889794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #889794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889794; }
.text { color: #889794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 151 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889794, #889397); }

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Questions

What color is #889794?: #889794 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 #889794?: The RGB value is 136, 151, 148: 136 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889794?: The complementary color is #97888B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.