What color is #89968C?

#89968C 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 #89968C?

The RGB value is 137, 150, 140: 137 red, 150 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89968C?

The complementary color is #968993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89968C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89968C color

#89968C rgb(137, 150, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89968C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58.8% green and 54.9% blue (137, 150, 140).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#89968C color codes

HEX	`#89968C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 150, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.8, -6.66, 3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.8, 7.61, 151.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.956, 29.024, 29.041)`
Decimal	`9016972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89968C, 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 #89968C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89968C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #89968C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89968c; }
.text { color: #89968c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89968c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 150 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89968c, #899693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #89968C?: #89968C 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 #89968C?: The RGB value is 137, 150, 140: 137 red, 150 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89968C?: The complementary color is #968993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89968C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.