Palettes / Colors / #899698

#899698 — Silver Grey

#899698 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #899698 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#899698 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #998C8A; it also sits naturally between #8A9993 and #8A8F99. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 59% · Blue 60%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #899698

.text { color: #899698; }
.background { background-color: #899698; }
.border { border: 3px solid #899698; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 150, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 7%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #899698; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 150, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #899698; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 150, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#899698">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#899698">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #998C8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #899698: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #899698

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #899698 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #899698 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #899697  ·  #899699 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #899698?

#899698 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 137, 150, 152). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #899698?

#899698 is RGB 137, 150, 152 — HSL 188°, 7%, 57% — CMYK 10%, 1%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #899698?

Its complement is #998C8A; analogous partners are #8A9993 and #8A8F99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #899698 for text?

Black text on #899698 has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.05:1.