What color is #89948B?

#89948B 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 #89948B?

The RGB value is 137, 148, 139: 137 red, 148 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89948B?

The complementary color is #948992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89948B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89948B color

#89948B rgb(137, 148, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89948B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58% green and 54.5% blue (137, 148, 139).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#89948B color codes

HEX	`#89948B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 148, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.21, -5.75, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.21, 6.68, 149.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.566, 28.362, 28.549)`
Decimal	`9016459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89948B, 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 #89948B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89948B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #89948B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89948b; }
.text { color: #89948b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89948b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 148 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89948b, #899491); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #89948B?: #89948B 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 #89948B?: The RGB value is 137, 148, 139: 137 red, 148 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89948B?: The complementary color is #948992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89948B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.