What color is #899088?

#899088 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 #899088?

The RGB value is 137, 144, 136: 137 red, 144 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899088?

The complementary color is #8F8890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899088 color

#899088 rgb(137, 144, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899088 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.5% green and 53.3% blue (137, 144, 136).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% 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 6.41:1).

#899088 color codes

HEX	`#899088`
RGB	`rgb(137, 144, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.01, -4.12, 3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.01, 5.32, 140.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.733, 27.042, 27.204)`
Decimal	`9015432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899088, 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 #899088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #899088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899088; }
.text { color: #899088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 144 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899088, #88908b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #899088?: #899088 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 #899088?: The RGB value is 137, 144, 136: 137 red, 144 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899088?: The complementary color is #8F8890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.