What color is #898B81?

#898B81 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898B81?

The RGB value is 137, 139, 129: 137 red, 139 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898B81?

The complementary color is #83818B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898B81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898B81 color

#898B81 rgb(137, 139, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898B81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 54.5% green and 50.6% blue (137, 139, 129).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#898B81 color codes

HEX	`#898B81`
RGB	`rgb(137, 139, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 54.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 7%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.43, -2.65, 5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.43, 5.74, 117.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.511, 25.369, 24.423)`
Decimal	`9014145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898B81, 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 #898B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #898B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898b81; }
.text { color: #898b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 139 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898b81, #848b81); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #898B81?: #898B81 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898B81?: The RGB value is 137, 139, 129: 137 red, 139 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898B81?: The complementary color is #83818B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898B81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.