What color is #899CA1?

#899CA1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899CA1?

The RGB value is 137, 156, 161: 137 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899CA1?

The complementary color is #A18E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899CA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899CA1 color

#899CA1 rgb(137, 156, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899CA1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 61.2% green and 63.1% blue (137, 156, 161).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#899CA1 color codes

HEX	`#899CA1`
RGB	`rgb(137, 156, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 61.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 15%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.07, -5.61, -4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.07, 7.44, 220.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.636, 31.668, 38.315)`
Decimal	`9018529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899CA1, 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 #899CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #899CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899ca1; }
.text { color: #899ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 156 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899ca1, #8990a1); }

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Questions

What color is #899CA1?: #899CA1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899CA1?: The RGB value is 137, 156, 161: 137 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899CA1?: The complementary color is #A18E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899CA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.