What color is #898091?

#898091 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898091?

The RGB value is 137, 128, 145: 137 red, 128 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898091?

The complementary color is #889180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898091?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898091 color

#898091 rgb(137, 128, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898091 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.2% green and 56.9% blue (137, 128, 145).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#898091 color codes

HEX	`#898091`
RGB	`rgb(137, 128, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.87, 6.77, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.87, 10.41, 310.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.146, 22.801, 29.964)`
Decimal	`9011345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898091, 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 #898091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #898091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898091; }
.text { color: #898091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 128 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898091, #918091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #898091?: #898091 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898091?: The RGB value is 137, 128, 145: 137 red, 128 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898091?: The complementary color is #889180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898091?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.