What color is #898E97?

#898E97 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 #898E97?

The RGB value is 137, 142, 151: 137 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898E97?

The complementary color is #979289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898E97 color

#898E97 rgb(137, 142, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898E97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 55.7% green and 59.2% blue (137, 142, 151).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#898E97 color codes

HEX	`#898E97`
RGB	`rgb(137, 142, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 55.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.88, 0.03, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.88, 5.4, 270.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.574, 26.898, 33.117)`
Decimal	`9014935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898E97, 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 #898E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #898E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898e97; }
.text { color: #898e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 142 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898e97, #8b8997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #898E97?: #898E97 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 #898E97?: The RGB value is 137, 142, 151: 137 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898E97?: The complementary color is #979289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.