What color is #898184?

#898184 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898184?

The RGB value is 137, 129, 132: 137 red, 129 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898184?

The complementary color is #818986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898184 color

#898184 rgb(137, 129, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898184 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.6% green and 51.8% blue (137, 129, 132).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#898184 color codes

HEX	`#898184`
RGB	`rgb(137, 129, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 6%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.75, 3.59, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.75, 3.63, 351.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.331, 22.685, 25.028)`
Decimal	`9011588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898184, 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 #898184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #898184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898184; }
.text { color: #898184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 129 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898184, #898281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #898184?: #898184 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898184?: The RGB value is 137, 129, 132: 137 red, 129 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898184?: The complementary color is #818986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.