What color is #899496?

#899496 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899496?

The RGB value is 137, 148, 150: 137 red, 148 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899496?

The complementary color is #968B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899496 color

#899496 rgb(137, 148, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899496 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58% green and 58.8% blue (137, 148, 150).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#899496 color codes

HEX	`#899496`
RGB	`rgb(137, 148, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.52, -3.54, -2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.52, 4.28, 214.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.41, 28.7, 32.996)`
Decimal	`9016470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899496, 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 #899496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #899496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899496; }
.text { color: #899496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 148 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899496, #898e96); }

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Questions

What color is #899496?: #899496 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899496?: The RGB value is 137, 148, 150: 137 red, 148 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899496?: The complementary color is #968B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.