What color is #898B90?

#898B90 is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898B90?

The RGB value is 137, 139, 144: 137 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898B90?

The complementary color is #908E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898B90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898B90 color

#898B90 rgb(137, 139, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898B90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 54.5% green and 56.5% blue (137, 139, 144).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#898B90 color codes

HEX	`#898B90`
RGB	`rgb(137, 139, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 54.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 5%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.84, 0.27, -2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.84, 2.93, 275.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.582, 25.797, 30.064)`
Decimal	`9014160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898B90, 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 #898B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #898B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898b90; }
.text { color: #898b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 139 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898b90, #8b8990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #898B90?: #898B90 is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898B90?: The RGB value is 137, 139, 144: 137 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898B90?: The complementary color is #908E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898B90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.