Information about #898C99 color

#898C99 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#898C99 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(137, 140, 153) — 53.7% red, 54.9% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 5 / 0 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #898C99 reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Exponent (#888F98). Nearby in the Register you will also find Neutral Bay (#858D99) and Clouded Blue (#899296).

In RGB terms — rgb(137, 140, 153) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#898C99 color variations

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

#898C99 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#898C99 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Jimmy Dean

#51535D
#36373E

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Black

#000000

#898C99 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#898C99 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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#899299

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#898C99 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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#94998A
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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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#968A99
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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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#998A94
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#8A998F
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Nearest named colors to #898C99

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

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Roman Silver color link
Roman Silver

#838996

Pewter Metallic color link
Pewter Metallic

#838897

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Forcefield color link
Forcefield

#899694

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Antique Pewter color link
Antique Pewter

#808992

#898C99 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#898C99
  • RGB137, 140, 153
  • CMYK6, 5, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(137, 140, 153)
  • HSL229°, 7%, 57%
  • HSL Precise228.75°, 7.273%, 56.863%
  • HSV229°, 10%, 60%
  • HSB229°, 10%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.549, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.549, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.549, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID898C99
  • DECIMAL ID9014425
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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