What color is #899090?

#899090 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899090?

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

What is the complementary color of #899090?

The complementary color is #908989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899090?

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.

#899090 color

#899090 rgb(137, 144, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899090 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#899090 color codes

HEX	`#899090`
RGB	`rgb(137, 144, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 5%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.23, -2.54, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.23, 2.69, 199.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.323, 27.278, 30.311)`
Decimal	`9015440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899090, 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 #899090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899090 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 #899090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899090; }
.text { color: #899090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 144 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899090, #898d90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #899090?: #899090 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899090?: The RGB value is 137, 144, 144: 137 red, 144 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899090?: The complementary color is #908989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899090?: 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.