What color is #899589?

#899589 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 #899589?

The RGB value is 137, 149, 137: 137 red, 149 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899589?

The complementary color is #958995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899589 color

#899589 rgb(137, 149, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899589 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58.4% green and 53.7% blue (137, 149, 137).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#899589 color codes

HEX	`#899589`
RGB	`rgb(137, 149, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.44, -6.69, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.44, 8.27, 143.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.578, 28.619, 27.839)`
Decimal	`9016713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899589, 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 #899589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #899589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899589; }
.text { color: #899589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 149 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899589, #89958f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #899589?: #899589 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 #899589?: The RGB value is 137, 149, 137: 137 red, 149 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899589?: The complementary color is #958995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.