What color is #899498?

#899498 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899498?

The RGB value is 137, 148, 152: 137 red, 148 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899498?

The complementary color is #988D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899498?

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.

#899498 color

#899498 rgb(137, 148, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899498 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58% green and 59.6% blue (137, 148, 152).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#899498 color codes

HEX	`#899498`
RGB	`rgb(137, 148, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.57, -3.12, -3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.57, 4.66, 228.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.573, 28.765, 33.852)`
Decimal	`9016472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899498, 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 #899498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899498 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 #899498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899498; }
.text { color: #899498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 148 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899498, #898c98); }

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Questions

What color is #899498?: #899498 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899498?: The RGB value is 137, 148, 152: 137 red, 148 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899498?: The complementary color is #988D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899498?: 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.