What color is #898B84?

#898B84 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898B84?

The RGB value is 137, 139, 132: 137 red, 139 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898B84?

The complementary color is #86848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898B84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898B84 color

#898B84 rgb(137, 139, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898B84 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 54.5% green and 51.8% blue (137, 139, 132).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#898B84 color codes

HEX	`#898B84`
RGB	`rgb(137, 139, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 54.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 5%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.51, -2.09, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.51, 4.06, 120.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.713, 25.45, 25.488)`
Decimal	`9014148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898B84, 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 #898B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #898B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898b84; }
.text { color: #898b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 139 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898b84, #868b84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #898B84?: #898B84 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898B84?: The RGB value is 137, 139, 132: 137 red, 139 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898B84?: The complementary color is #86848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898B84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.