What color is #89958C?

#89958C 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 #89958C?

The RGB value is 137, 149, 140: 137 red, 149 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89958C?

The complementary color is #958992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89958C?

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.

#89958C color

#89958C rgb(137, 149, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89958C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58.4% green and 54.9% blue (137, 149, 140).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% 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 6.74:1).

#89958C color codes

HEX	`#89958C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 149, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.52, -6.11, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.52, 6.93, 151.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.797, 28.706, 28.988)`
Decimal	`9016716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89958C, 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 #89958C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89958C 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 #89958C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89958c; }
.text { color: #89958c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89958c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 149 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89958c, #899592); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #89958C?: #89958C 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 #89958C?: The RGB value is 137, 149, 140: 137 red, 149 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89958C?: The complementary color is #958992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89958C?: 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.