What color is #899081?

#899081 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899081?

The RGB value is 137, 144, 129: 137 red, 144 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899081?

The complementary color is #888190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899081?

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.

#899081 color

#899081 rgb(137, 144, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899081 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.5% green and 50.6% blue (137, 144, 129).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#899081 color codes

HEX	`#899081`
RGB	`rgb(137, 144, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.84, -5.43, 7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.84, 8.94, 127.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.252, 26.85, 24.67)`
Decimal	`9015425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899081, 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 #899081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899081 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 #899081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899081; }
.text { color: #899081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 144 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899081, #829081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #899081?: #899081 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899081?: The RGB value is 137, 144, 129: 137 red, 144 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899081?: The complementary color is #888190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899081?: 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.