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#899A91 Color

#899A91 is rgb(137, 154, 145) in RGB, hsl(148, 8%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 6%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Morning Blue (#8DA399), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#899A91
HEX#899A91
RGBrgb(137, 154, 145)
HSLhsl(148, 8%, 57%)
HSVhsv(148, 11%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 6%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.023 162.7)
LABlab(62.04% -7.64 2.58)
LCHlch(62.04% 8.06 161.34)

What #899A91 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #899A91, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#899A91 Channel Values

How #899A91 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 137 · G 154 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 8% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 11% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.96:1 vs white · 7.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #899A91 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #899A91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #899A91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #899A91

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #899A91 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#899A91
Protanopia#979791
Protanomaly#929891
Deuteranopia#959591
Deuteranomaly#909791
Tritanopia#8A9999
Tritanomaly#8A9996
Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #899A91 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-899a91: #899A91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #899A91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-899a91': '#899A91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.604, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_899a91">#899A91</color>
SVG fillfill="#899A91"

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#899A91 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#899A91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #899A91?

#899A91 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(137, 154, 145) in RGB and hsl(148, 8%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Morning Blue (#8DA399), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.55.

What is the RGB value of #899A91?

#899A91 is rgb(137, 154, 145) — red 137, green 154, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #899A91?

#899A91 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 6%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #899A91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #899A91 scores 2.96:1 against white and 7.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #899A91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #899A91 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 10.81, which is visibly different.

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