What color is #89988E?

#89988E 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 #89988E?

The RGB value is 137, 152, 142: 137 red, 152 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89988E?

The complementary color is #988993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89988E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89988E color

#89988E rgb(137, 152, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89988E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 59.6% green and 55.7% blue (137, 152, 142).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#89988E color codes

HEX	`#89988E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 152, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 59.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.42, -7.36, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.42, 8.12, 154.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.426, 29.727, 29.932)`
Decimal	`9017486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89988E, 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 #89988E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89988E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #89988E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89988e; }
.text { color: #89988e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89988e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 152 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89988e, #899896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #89988E?: #89988E 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 #89988E?: The RGB value is 137, 152, 142: 137 red, 152 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89988E?: The complementary color is #988993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89988E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.