What color is #899E9E?

#899E9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899E9E?

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

What is the complementary color of #899E9E?

The complementary color is #9E8989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899E9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899E9E color

#899E9E rgb(137, 158, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899E9E is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#899E9E color codes

HEX	`#899E9E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 158, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 62%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.54, -7.35, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.54, 7.76, 198.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.713, 32.24, 37.051)`
Decimal	`9019038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899E9E, 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 #899E9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899E9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #899E9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899e9e; }
.text { color: #899e9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899e9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 158 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899e9e, #89939e); }

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Questions

What color is #899E9E?: #899E9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899E9E?: The RGB value is 137, 158, 158: 137 red, 158 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899E9E?: The complementary color is #9E8989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899E9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.