What color is #898F84?

#898F84 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 #898F84?

The RGB value is 137, 143, 132: 137 red, 143 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898F84?

The complementary color is #8A848F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898F84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898F84 color

#898F84 rgb(137, 143, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898F84 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.1% green and 51.8% blue (137, 143, 132).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#898F84 color codes

HEX	`#898F84`
RGB	`rgb(137, 143, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.63, -4.32, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.63, 6.68, 130.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.303, 26.629, 25.685)`
Decimal	`9015172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898F84, 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 #898F84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898F84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #898F84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898f84; }
.text { color: #898f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898f84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 143 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898f84, #848f85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #898F84?: #898F84 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 #898F84?: The RGB value is 137, 143, 132: 137 red, 143 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898F84?: The complementary color is #8A848F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898F84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.