#898b89

Color #898b89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.29 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#898b89

RGB

rgb(137, 139, 137)

HSL

hsl(120, 0.9%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 1.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 0%, 1.4%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(57.65, -1.13, 0.81)

LCH

lch(57.65, 1.39, 144.37)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0037, 145.89)

HWB

hwb(120, 53.7%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b898b

Analogous

#8a8b89

#898b89

#898b8a

Triadic

#898b89

#89898b

#8b8989

Split-complementary

#898b89

#8a898b

#8b898a

Tetradic

#898b89

#898b8b

#8b898b

#8b8989

Square

#898b89

#898a8b

#8b898b

#8b8a89

Shades

Color #898b89 mixed toward black.

#727472

#5b5d5b

#444644

#2e2e2e

#171717

Tints

Color #898b89 mixed toward white.

#9d9e9d

#b0b2b0

#c4c5c4

#d8d8d8

#ebeceb

Tones

Color #898b89 mixed toward gray.

#898b89

#898a89

#8a8a8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a89 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#898a8a · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 1.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #898b89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#898b89]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#898b89 (#898b89) is rgb(137, 139, 137) in RGB.

No, #898b89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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