What color is #898D9D?

#898D9D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898D9D?

The RGB value is 137, 141, 157: 137 red, 141 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898D9D?

The complementary color is #9D9989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898D9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898D9D color

#898D9D rgb(137, 141, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898D9D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 55.3% green and 61.6% blue (137, 141, 157).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#898D9D color codes

HEX	`#898D9D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 141, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 55.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.79, 1.89, -8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.79, 9.16, 281.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.926, 26.802, 35.699)`
Decimal	`9014685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898D9D, 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 #898D9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898D9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #898D9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898d9d; }
.text { color: #898d9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898d9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 141 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898d9d, #8f899d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #898D9D?: #898D9D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898D9D?: The RGB value is 137, 141, 157: 137 red, 141 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898D9D?: The complementary color is #9D9989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898D9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.