What color is #889999?

#889999 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889999?

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

What is the complementary color of #889999?

The complementary color is #998888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889999 color

#889999 rgb(136, 153, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889999 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#889999 color codes

HEX	`#889999`
RGB	`rgb(136, 153, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 60%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.93, -6.02, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.93, 6.36, 198.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.293, 30.316, 34.544)`
Decimal	`8952217`
Short hex	`#899`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889999, 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 #889999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	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 #889999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889999; }
.text { color: #889999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 153 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889999, #889199); }

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Questions

What color is #889999?: #889999 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889999?: The RGB value is 136, 153, 153: 136 red, 153 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889999?: The complementary color is #998888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.