What color is #898489?

#898489 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898489?

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

What is the complementary color of #898489?

The complementary color is #848984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898489 color

#898489 rgb(137, 132, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898489 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#898489 color codes

HEX	`#898489`
RGB	`rgb(137, 132, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 4%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.71, 2.84, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.71, 3.49, 324.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.082, 23.627, 27.007)`
Decimal	`9012361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898489, 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 #898489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #898489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898489; }
.text { color: #898489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 132 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898489, #898487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #898489?: #898489 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898489?: The RGB value is 137, 132, 137: 137 red, 132 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898489?: The complementary color is #848984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.