What color is #898193?

#898193 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898193?

The RGB value is 137, 129, 147: 137 red, 129 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898193?

The complementary color is #8B9381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898193 color

#898193 rgb(137, 129, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898193 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.6% green and 57.6% blue (137, 129, 147).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#898193 color codes

HEX	`#898193`
RGB	`rgb(137, 129, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.2, 6.62, -8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.2, 10.82, 307.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.432, 23.126, 30.827)`
Decimal	`9011603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898193, 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 #898193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #898193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898193; }
.text { color: #898193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 129 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898193, #928193); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #898193?: #898193 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898193?: The RGB value is 137, 129, 147: 137 red, 129 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898193?: The complementary color is #8B9381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.