Information about #888989 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #888989 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(136, 137, 137) (53.3% red, 53.7% green, 53.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 46 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#888989 presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half Gauntlet (#8B8A88). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Silver Steel (#878786) and Aluminium (#848789).

In RGB terms — rgb(136, 137, 137) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #888989 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. No one has named #888989 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#888989 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#888989 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#888989 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Eerie Black

#1B1B1B
Black

#000000

#888989 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#888989 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#888989 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #888989

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Half Gauntlet color link
Half Gauntlet

#8B8A88

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Jumbo color link
Jumbo

#878785

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Eighth Gravel color link
Eighth Gravel

#888A84

Eighth Masala color link
Eighth Masala

#8A8984

Suva Grey color link
Suva Grey

#8B8685

Philippine Gray color link
Philippine Gray

#8C8C8C

Stack color link
Stack

#8A8F8A

Inside Back color link
Inside Back

#848E88

Oslo Grey color link
Oslo Grey

#818988

#888989 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#888989
  • RGB136, 137, 137
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 46
  • CSSrgb(136, 137, 137)
  • HSL180°, 0%, 54%
  • HSL Precise180°, 0.422%, 53.529%
  • HSV180°, 1%, 54%
  • HSB180°, 1%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.537, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.537, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.537, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID888989
  • DECIMAL ID8948105
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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