What color is #899985?

#899985 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899985?

The RGB value is 137, 153, 133: 137 red, 153 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899985?

The complementary color is #958599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899985 color

#899985 rgb(137, 153, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899985 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 60% green and 52.2% blue (137, 153, 133).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#899985 color codes

HEX	`#899985`
RGB	`rgb(137, 153, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 60%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 13%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.48, -9.62, 8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.48, 12.9, 138.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.941, 29.794, 26.57)`
Decimal	`9017733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899985, 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 #899985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #899985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899985; }
.text { color: #899985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 153 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899985, #85998b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #899985?: #899985 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899985?: The RGB value is 137, 153, 133: 137 red, 153 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899985?: The complementary color is #958599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.