What color is #898D94?

#898D94 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 #898D94?

The RGB value is 137, 141, 148: 137 red, 141 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898D94?

The complementary color is #949089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898D94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898D94 color

#898D94 rgb(137, 141, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898D94 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 55.3% green and 58% blue (137, 141, 148).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% 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 6.3:1).

#898D94 color codes

HEX	`#898D94`
RGB	`rgb(137, 141, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 55.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.51, -0.03, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.51, 4.22, 269.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.186, 26.506, 31.801)`
Decimal	`9014676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898D94, 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 #898D94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898D94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #898D94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898d94; }
.text { color: #898d94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898d94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 141 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898d94, #8b8994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #898D94?: #898D94 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 #898D94?: The RGB value is 137, 141, 148: 137 red, 141 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898D94?: The complementary color is #949089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898D94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.