Palettes / Colors / #899F8A

#899F8A — Silver Grey

#899F8A is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #899F8A 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.

#899F8A 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 #9F899E; it also sits naturally between #939F89 and #899F95. 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 62% · Blue 54%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #899F8A

.text { color: #899F8A; }
.background { background-color: #899F8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #899F8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 159, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(123, 10%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #899F8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 159, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #899F8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 159, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#899F8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#899F8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9F899E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #899F8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #899F8A

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 #899F8A 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 #899F8A 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

← #899F89  ·  #899F8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #899F8A?

#899F8A is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 137, 159, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #899F8A?

#899F8A is RGB 137, 159, 138 — HSL 123°, 10%, 58% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 13%, 38%.

What colors go with #899F8A?

Its complement is #9F899E; analogous partners are #939F89 and #899F95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #899F8A for text?

Black text on #899F8A has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.