What color is #899895?

#899895 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 #899895?

The RGB value is 137, 152, 149: 137 red, 152 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899895?

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

Is black or white text better on #899895?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899895 color

#899895 rgb(137, 152, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899895 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 59.6% green and 58.4% blue (137, 152, 149).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#899895 color codes

HEX	`#899895`
RGB	`rgb(137, 152, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 59.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.61, -5.95, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.61, 5.96, 182.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.968, 29.944, 32.787)`
Decimal	`9017493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899895, 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 #899895	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899895 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #899895 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899895; }
.text { color: #899895; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899895; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 152 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899895, #899398); }

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Questions

What color is #899895?: #899895 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 #899895?: The RGB value is 137, 152, 149: 137 red, 152 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899895?: The complementary color is #98898C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899895?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.