What color is #898C8F?

#898C8F is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898C8F?

The RGB value is 137, 140, 143: 137 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898C8F?

The complementary color is #8F8C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898C8F color

#898C8F rgb(137, 140, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898C8F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 54.9% green and 56.1% blue (137, 140, 143).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Tin Moon (#8C8D91), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#898C8F color codes

HEX	`#898C8F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 140, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 54.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 4%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.09, -0.5, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.09, 2.04, 255.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.652, 26.058, 29.712)`
Decimal	`9014415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898C8F, 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 #898C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #898C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898c8f; }
.text { color: #898c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 140 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898c8f, #89898f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #898C8F?: #898C8F is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898C8F?: The RGB value is 137, 140, 143: 137 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898C8F?: The complementary color is #8F8C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.