What color is #899E98?

#899E98 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899E98?

The RGB value is 137, 158, 152: 137 red, 158 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899E98?

The complementary color is #9E898F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899E98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899E98 color

#899E98 rgb(137, 158, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899E98 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 62% green and 59.6% blue (137, 158, 152).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#899E98 color codes

HEX	`#899E98`
RGB	`rgb(137, 158, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 62%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.37, -8.61, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.37, 8.64, 175.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.21, 32.038, 34.397)`
Decimal	`9019032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899E98, 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 #899E98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899E98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #899E98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899e98; }
.text { color: #899e98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899e98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 158 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899e98, #899a9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #899E98?: #899E98 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899E98?: The RGB value is 137, 158, 152: 137 red, 158 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899E98?: The complementary color is #9E898F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899E98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.