What color is #899394?

#899394 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899394?

The RGB value is 137, 147, 148: 137 red, 147 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899394?

The complementary color is #948A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899394?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899394 color

#899394 rgb(137, 147, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899394 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 57.6% green and 58% blue (137, 147, 148).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#899394 color codes

HEX	`#899394`
RGB	`rgb(137, 147, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 57.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.18, -3.39, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.18, 3.83, 207.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.094, 28.324, 32.103)`
Decimal	`9016212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899394, 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 #899394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #899394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899394; }
.text { color: #899394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 147 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899394, #898d94); }

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Questions

What color is #899394?: #899394 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899394?: The RGB value is 137, 147, 148: 137 red, 147 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899394?: The complementary color is #948A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899394?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.