What color is #899C8F?

#899C8F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899C8F?

The RGB value is 137, 156, 143: 137 red, 156 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899C8F?

The complementary color is #9C8996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899C8F color

#899C8F rgb(137, 156, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899C8F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 61.2% green and 56.1% blue (137, 156, 143).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#899C8F color codes

HEX	`#899C8F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 156, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 61.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.57, -9.34, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.57, 10.38, 154.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.162, 31.078, 30.549)`
Decimal	`9018511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899C8F, 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 #899C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #899C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899c8f; }
.text { color: #899c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 156 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899c8f, #899c98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #899C8F?: #899C8F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899C8F?: The RGB value is 137, 156, 143: 137 red, 156 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899C8F?: The complementary color is #9C8996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.