What color is #899D8E?

#899D8E 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 #899D8E?

The RGB value is 137, 157, 142: 137 red, 157 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899D8E?

The complementary color is #9D8998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899D8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899D8E color

#899D8E rgb(137, 157, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899D8E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 61.6% green and 55.7% blue (137, 157, 142).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#899D8E color codes

HEX	`#899D8E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 157, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 61.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, -10.07, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 11.47, 151.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.255, 31.385, 30.208)`
Decimal	`9018766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899D8E, 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 #899D8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899D8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #899D8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899d8e; }
.text { color: #899d8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899d8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 157 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899d8e, #899d98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #899D8E?: #899D8E 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 #899D8E?: The RGB value is 137, 157, 142: 137 red, 157 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899D8E?: The complementary color is #9D8998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899D8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.