What color is #898689?

#898689 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898689?

The RGB value is 137, 134, 137: 137 red, 134 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898689?

The complementary color is #868986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898689 color

#898689 rgb(137, 134, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898689 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.5% green and 53.7% blue (137, 134, 137).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 1% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#898689 color codes

HEX	`#898689`
RGB	`rgb(137, 134, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 1%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 2%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.26, 1.7, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.26, 2.09, 324.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.356, 24.175, 27.098)`
Decimal	`9012873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898689, 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 #898689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #898689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898689; }
.text { color: #898689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 134 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898689, #898688); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #898689?: #898689 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898689?: The RGB value is 137, 134, 137: 137 red, 134 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898689?: The complementary color is #868986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.