What color is #889899?

#889899 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889899?

The RGB value is 136, 152, 153: 136 red, 152 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889899?

The complementary color is #998988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889899 color

#889899 rgb(136, 152, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889899 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 59.6% green and 60% blue (136, 152, 153).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#889899 color codes

HEX	`#889899`
RGB	`rgb(136, 152, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 59.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.65, -5.47, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.65, 6, 204.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.13, 29.99, 34.49)`
Decimal	`8951961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889899, 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 #889899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#889899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #889899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889899; }
.text { color: #889899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 152 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889899, #889099); }

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Questions

What color is #889899?: #889899 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889899?: The RGB value is 136, 152, 153: 136 red, 152 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889899?: The complementary color is #998988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.