What color is #898190?

#898190 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898190?

The RGB value is 137, 129, 144: 137 red, 129 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898190?

The complementary color is #889081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898190 color

#898190 rgb(137, 129, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898190 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.6% green and 56.5% blue (137, 129, 144).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#898190 color codes

HEX	`#898190`
RGB	`rgb(137, 129, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.11, 5.99, -6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.11, 9.19, 310.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.2, 23.033, 29.604)`
Decimal	`9011600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898190, 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 #898190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #898190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898190; }
.text { color: #898190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 129 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898190, #908190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #898190?: #898190 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898190?: The RGB value is 137, 129, 144: 137 red, 129 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898190?: The complementary color is #889081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.