What color is #898793?

#898793 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 #898793?

The RGB value is 137, 135, 147: 137 red, 135 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898793?

The complementary color is #919387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898793?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898793 color

#898793 rgb(137, 135, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898793 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.9% green and 57.6% blue (137, 135, 147).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#898793 color codes

HEX	`#898793`
RGB	`rgb(137, 135, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.83, 3.17, -6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.83, 6.9, 297.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.246, 24.753, 31.099)`
Decimal	`9013139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898793, 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 #898793	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898793 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #898793 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898793; }
.text { color: #898793; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898793; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 135 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898793, #8f8793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #898793?: #898793 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 #898793?: The RGB value is 137, 135, 147: 137 red, 135 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898793?: The complementary color is #919387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898793?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.