What color is #899995?

#899995 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 #899995?

The RGB value is 137, 153, 149: 137 red, 153 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899995?

The complementary color is #99898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899995 color

#899995 rgb(137, 153, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899995 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 60% green and 58.4% blue (137, 153, 149).

Its hue angle is 165°, 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 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#899995 color codes

HEX	`#899995`
RGB	`rgb(137, 153, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 60%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.89, -6.5, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.89, 6.5, 178.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.131, 30.27, 32.841)`
Decimal	`9017749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899995, 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 #899995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #899995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899995; }
.text { color: #899995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 153 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899995, #899599); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #899995?: #899995 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 #899995?: The RGB value is 137, 153, 149: 137 red, 153 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899995?: The complementary color is #99898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.