What color is #899486?

#899486 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899486?

The RGB value is 137, 148, 134: 137 red, 148 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899486?

The complementary color is #918694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899486 color

#899486 rgb(137, 148, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899486 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58% green and 52.5% blue (137, 148, 134).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#899486 color codes

HEX	`#899486`
RGB	`rgb(137, 148, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.09, -6.71, 6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.09, 9.03, 137.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.209, 28.219, 26.668)`
Decimal	`9016454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899486, 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 #899486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #899486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899486; }
.text { color: #899486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 148 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899486, #86948a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #899486?: #899486 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899486?: The RGB value is 137, 148, 134: 137 red, 148 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899486?: The complementary color is #918694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.