What color is #899389?

#899389 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 #899389?

The RGB value is 137, 147, 137: 137 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899389?

The complementary color is #938993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899389 color

#899389 rgb(137, 147, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899389 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 57.6% green and 53.7% blue (137, 147, 137).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#899389 color codes

HEX	`#899389`
RGB	`rgb(137, 147, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 57.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.88, -5.59, 4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.88, 6.9, 144.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.265, 27.992, 27.734)`
Decimal	`9016201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899389, 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 #899389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #899389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899389; }
.text { color: #899389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 147 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899389, #89938e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #899389?: #899389 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 #899389?: The RGB value is 137, 147, 137: 137 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899389?: The complementary color is #938993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.