What color is #899A9D?

#899A9D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899A9D?

The RGB value is 137, 154, 157: 137 red, 154 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899A9D?

The complementary color is #9D8C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899A9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899A9D color

#899A9D rgb(137, 154, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899A9D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 60.4% green and 61.6% blue (137, 154, 157).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#899A9D color codes

HEX	`#899A9D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 154, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 60.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.39, -5.38, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.39, 6.48, 213.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.956, 30.863, 36.376)`
Decimal	`9018013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899A9D, 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 #899A9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899A9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #899A9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899a9d; }
.text { color: #899a9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899a9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 154 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899a9d, #89909d); }

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Questions

What color is #899A9D?: #899A9D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899A9D?: The RGB value is 137, 154, 157: 137 red, 154 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899A9D?: The complementary color is #9D8C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899A9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.