What color is #898F9A?

#898F9A is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898F9A?

The RGB value is 137, 143, 154: 137 red, 143 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898F9A?

The complementary color is #9A9489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898F9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898F9A color

#898F9A rgb(137, 143, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898F9A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.1% green and 60.4% blue (137, 143, 154).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#898F9A color codes

HEX	`#898F9A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 143, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.25, 0.11, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.25, 6.57, 270.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.97, 27.296, 34.466)`
Decimal	`9015194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898F9A, 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 #898F9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898F9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #898F9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898f9a; }
.text { color: #898f9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898f9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 143 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898f9a, #8b899a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #898F9A?: #898F9A is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898F9A?: The RGB value is 137, 143, 154: 137 red, 143 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898F9A?: The complementary color is #9A9489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898F9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.