What color is #89918B?

#89918B 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 #89918B?

The RGB value is 137, 145, 139: 137 red, 145 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89918B?

The complementary color is #91898F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89918B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89918B color

#89918B rgb(137, 145, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89918B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.9% green and 54.5% blue (137, 145, 139).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#89918B color codes

HEX	`#89918B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 145, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 6%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.37, -4.09, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.37, 4.64, 151.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.101, 27.433, 28.394)`
Decimal	`9015691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89918B, 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 #89918B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89918B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #89918B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89918b; }
.text { color: #89918b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89918b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 145 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89918b, #89918f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #89918B?: #89918B 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 #89918B?: The RGB value is 137, 145, 139: 137 red, 145 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89918B?: The complementary color is #91898F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89918B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.