What color is #899893?

#899893 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 #899893?

The RGB value is 137, 152, 147: 137 red, 152 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899893?

The complementary color is #98898E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899893?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899893 color

#899893 rgb(137, 152, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899893 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 59.6% green and 57.6% blue (137, 152, 147).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#899893 color codes

HEX	`#899893`
RGB	`rgb(137, 152, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 59.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.55, -6.36, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.55, 6.41, 172.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.81, 29.881, 31.953)`
Decimal	`9017491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899893, 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 #899893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #899893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899893; }
.text { color: #899893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 152 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899893, #899698); }

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Questions

What color is #899893?: #899893 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 #899893?: The RGB value is 137, 152, 147: 137 red, 152 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899893?: The complementary color is #98898E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899893?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.