What color is #898A7C?

#898A7C is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898A7C?

The RGB value is 137, 138, 124: 137 red, 138 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898A7C?

The complementary color is #7D7C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898A7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898A7C color

#898A7C rgb(137, 138, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898A7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 54.1% green and 48.6% blue (137, 138, 124).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#898A7C color codes

HEX	`#898A7C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 138, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 54.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 10%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.03, -3, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.03, 7.96, 112.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.043, 24.951, 22.667)`
Decimal	`9013884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898A7C, 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 #898A7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898A7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #898A7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898a7c; }
.text { color: #898a7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898a7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 138 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898a7c, #828a7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #898A7C?: #898A7C is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898A7C?: The RGB value is 137, 138, 124: 137 red, 138 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898A7C?: The complementary color is #7D7C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898A7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.