What color is #899C9B?

#899C9B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899C9B?

The RGB value is 137, 156, 155: 137 red, 156 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899C9B?

The complementary color is #9C898A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899C9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899C9B color

#899C9B rgb(137, 156, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899C9B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 61.2% green and 60.8% blue (137, 156, 155).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#899C9B color codes

HEX	`#899C9B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 156, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 61.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.9, -6.9, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.9, 7.12, 194.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.12, 31.461, 35.595)`
Decimal	`9018523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899C9B, 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 #899C9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899C9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #899C9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899c9b; }
.text { color: #899c9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899c9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 156 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899c9b, #89949c); }

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Questions

What color is #899C9B?: #899C9B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899C9B?: The RGB value is 137, 156, 155: 137 red, 156 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899C9B?: The complementary color is #9C898A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899C9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.