Information about #898B88 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #898B88 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(137, 139, 136) (53.7% red, 54.5% green, 53.3% blue), or CMYK 1 / 0 / 1 / 45 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#898B88 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half Gauntlet (#8B8A88). Slightly further away sit Eighth Gravel (#888A84) and Eighth Masala (#8A8984).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(137, 139, 136)), which gives #898B88 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #898B88: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#898B88 color variations

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

#898B88 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#898B88 color shades

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

#1B1B1B
Black

#000000

#898B88 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#898B88 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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#898B88 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 #898B88

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

Eighth Gravel color link
Eighth Gravel

#888A84

Eighth Masala color link
Eighth Masala

#8A8984

Stack color link
Stack

#8A8F8A

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Philippine Gray color link
Philippine Gray

#8C8C8C

Jumbo color link
Jumbo

#878785

Inside Back color link
Inside Back

#848E88

Suva Grey color link
Suva Grey

#8B8685

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Fashion Gray color link
Fashion Gray

#8E8D8C

#898B88 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#898B88
  • RGB137, 139, 136
  • CMYK1, 0, 1, 45
  • CSSrgb(137, 139, 136)
  • HSL100°, 1%, 54%
  • HSL Precise100°, 1.277%, 53.922%
  • HSV100°, 2%, 55%
  • HSB100°, 2%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.545, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.545, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.545, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID898B88
  • DECIMAL ID9014152
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers314 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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