What color is #898E95?

#898E95 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 #898E95?

The RGB value is 137, 142, 149: 137 red, 142 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898E95?

The complementary color is #959089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898E95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898E95 color

#898E95 rgb(137, 142, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898E95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 55.7% green and 58.4% blue (137, 142, 149).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#898E95 color codes

HEX	`#898E95`
RGB	`rgb(137, 142, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 55.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.82, -0.39, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.82, 4.36, 264.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.413, 26.834, 32.269)`
Decimal	`9014933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898E95, 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 #898E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #898E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898e95; }
.text { color: #898e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 142 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898e95, #8a8995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #898E95?: #898E95 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 #898E95?: The RGB value is 137, 142, 149: 137 red, 142 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898E95?: The complementary color is #959089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898E95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.