What color is #899497?

#899497 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899497?

The RGB value is 137, 148, 151: 137 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899497?

The complementary color is #978C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899497 color

#899497 rgb(137, 148, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899497 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58% green and 59.2% blue (137, 148, 151).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#899497 color codes

HEX	`#899497`
RGB	`rgb(137, 148, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.54, -3.33, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.54, 4.44, 221.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.491, 28.732, 33.422)`
Decimal	`9016471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899497, 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 #899497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #899497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899497; }
.text { color: #899497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 148 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899497, #898d97); }

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Questions

What color is #899497?: #899497 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899497?: The RGB value is 137, 148, 151: 137 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899497?: The complementary color is #978C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.