Recognised as Colour
#899FA2
- #899FA2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#899FA2 is a cyan with RGB values 137, 159, 162 and HSL 187°, 12%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#899FA2#899FA2
HEX#899FA2
RGBrgb(137, 159, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6235, 0.6353
RGB percentages53.7%, 62.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(187.2, 11.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 15.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK15.4%, 1.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,019,298
CSS custom property--colour: #899FA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#76605D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A28C89
Analogous#89A298, #8992A2
Triadic#A2899F, #9FA289
Split complementary#A28992, #A29889
Tetradic#9989A2, #A28C89, #92A289
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R137
G159
B162
Red137 (53.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue187.2°
Saturation (HSL)11.85%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9F · B A2
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