Recognised as Colour
#899A8A
- #899A8A
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#899A8A is a grey with RGB values 137, 154, 138 and HSL 124°, 8%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#899A8A#899A8A
HEX#899A8A
RGBrgb(137, 154, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6039, 0.5412
RGB percentages53.7%, 60.4%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(123.5, 7.8%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(123.5, 11%, 60.4%)
CMYK11%, 0%, 10.4%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,017,994
CSS custom property--colour: #899A8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#766575
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A8999
Analogous#919A89, #899A93
Triadic#8A899A, #9A8A89
Split complementary#93899A, #9A8991
Tetradic#89919A, #9A8999, #9A9389
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R137
G154
B138
Red137 (53.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue123.53°
Saturation (HSL)7.76%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9A · B 8A
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