What color is #899A8C?

#899A8C is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899A8C?

The RGB value is 137, 154, 140: 137 red, 154 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899A8C?

The complementary color is #9A8997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899A8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899A8C color

#899A8C rgb(137, 154, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899A8C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 60.4% green and 54.9% blue (137, 154, 140).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#899A8C color codes

HEX	`#899A8C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 154, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 60.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.93, -8.84, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.93, 10.31, 149.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.605, 30.323, 29.257)`
Decimal	`9017996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899A8C, 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 #899A8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899A8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #899A8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899a8c; }
.text { color: #899a8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899a8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 154 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899a8c, #899a95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #899A8C?: #899A8C is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899A8C?: The RGB value is 137, 154, 140: 137 red, 154 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899A8C?: The complementary color is #9A8997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899A8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.