What color is #89848C?

#89848C is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89848C?

The RGB value is 137, 132, 140: 137 red, 132 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89848C?

The complementary color is #878C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89848C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89848C color

#89848C rgb(137, 132, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89848C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.8% green and 54.9% blue (137, 132, 140).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#89848C color codes

HEX	`#89848C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 132, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, 3.44, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 5, 313.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.301, 23.714, 28.156)`
Decimal	`9012364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89848C, 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 #89848C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89848C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #89848C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89848c; }
.text { color: #89848c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89848c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 132 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89848c, #8c848b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #89848C?: #89848C is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89848C?: The RGB value is 137, 132, 140: 137 red, 132 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89848C?: The complementary color is #878C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89848C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.