What color is #898496?

#898496 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898496?

The RGB value is 137, 132, 150: 137 red, 132 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898496?

The complementary color is #919684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898496 color

#898496 rgb(137, 132, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898496 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.8% green and 58.8% blue (137, 132, 150).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#898496 color codes

HEX	`#898496`
RGB	`rgb(137, 132, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 12%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.11, 5.52, -8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.11, 10.51, 301.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.072, 24.023, 32.217)`
Decimal	`9012374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898496, 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 #898496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #898496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898496; }
.text { color: #898496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 132 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898496, #928496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #898496?: #898496 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898496?: The RGB value is 137, 132, 150: 137 red, 132 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898496?: The complementary color is #919684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.