What color is #899990?

#899990 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 #899990?

The RGB value is 137, 153, 144: 137 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899990?

The complementary color is #998992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899990 color

#899990 rgb(137, 153, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899990 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 60% green and 56.5% blue (137, 153, 144).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#899990 color codes

HEX	`#899990`
RGB	`rgb(137, 153, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 60%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.75, -7.51, 2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.75, 8.01, 159.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.741, 30.114, 30.784)`
Decimal	`9017744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899990, 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 #899990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #899990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899990; }
.text { color: #899990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 153 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899990, #899998); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #899990?: #899990 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 #899990?: The RGB value is 137, 153, 144: 137 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899990?: The complementary color is #998992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.