What color is #898481?

#898481 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898481?

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

What is the complementary color of #898481?

The complementary color is #818689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898481 color

#898481 rgb(137, 132, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898481 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 23°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#898481 color codes

HEX	`#898481`
RGB	`rgb(137, 132, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 6%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.49, 1.3, 2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.49, 2.63, 60.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.53, 23.406, 24.096)`
Decimal	`9012353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898481, 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 #898481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #898481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898481; }
.text { color: #898481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 132 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898481, #898881); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #898481?: #898481 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898481?: The RGB value is 137, 132, 129: 137 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898481?: The complementary color is #818689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.