What color is #898380?

#898380 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898380?

The RGB value is 137, 131, 128: 137 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898380?

The complementary color is #808689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898380 color

#898380 rgb(137, 131, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898380 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.4% green and 50.2% blue (137, 131, 128).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#898380 color codes

HEX	`#898380`
RGB	`rgb(137, 131, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.19, 1.68, 2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.19, 2.95, 55.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.329, 23.11, 23.702)`
Decimal	`9012096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898380, 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 #898380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #898380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898380; }
.text { color: #898380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 131 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898380, #898880); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #898380?: #898380 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898380?: The RGB value is 137, 131, 128: 137 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898380?: The complementary color is #808689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.