What color is #898993?

#898993 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 #898993?

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

What is the complementary color of #898993?

The complementary color is #939389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898993 color

#898993 rgb(137, 137, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898993 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#898993 color codes

HEX	`#898993`
RGB	`rgb(137, 137, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 53.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.38, 2.03, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.38, 5.7, 290.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.528, 25.316, 31.192)`
Decimal	`9013651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898993, 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 #898993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #898993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898993; }
.text { color: #898993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 137 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898993, #8e8993); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #898993?: #898993 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 #898993?: The RGB value is 137, 137, 147: 137 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898993?: The complementary color is #939389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.