What color is #898E86?

#898E86 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898E86?

The RGB value is 137, 142, 134: 137 red, 142 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898E86?

The complementary color is #8B868E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898E86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898E86 color

#898E86 rgb(137, 142, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898E86 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 55.7% green and 52.5% blue (137, 142, 134).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#898E86 color codes

HEX	`#898E86`
RGB	`rgb(137, 142, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 55.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.4, -3.39, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.4, 4.96, 133.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.292, 26.386, 26.363)`
Decimal	`9014918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898E86, 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 #898E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #898E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898e86; }
.text { color: #898e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 142 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898e86, #868e87); }

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Questions

What color is #898E86?: #898E86 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898E86?: The RGB value is 137, 142, 134: 137 red, 142 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898E86?: The complementary color is #8B868E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898E86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.