Color

#898587

Gray. Nearest reference color: Taupe gray.

RGB

0–255

137

133

135

CMYK

0–100%

2.92%

1.46%

46.27%

RGB describes how #898587 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 137, green 133 and blue 135.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 2.92%, yellow 1.46% and black 46.27%.

HSL values

H 330° S 1.67% L 52.94%

In the HSL color model, #898587 has a hue of 330°, 1.67% saturation and 52.94% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#898587 is an achromatic medium gray.

Temperature: Neutral
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Neutral

Color formats

Copy #898587 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #898587

RGB rgb(137, 133, 135)

HSL hsl(330 1.67% 52.94%)

OKLCH oklch(0.620794 0.005602 345.3787)

CSS --color: #898587;

Tints of #898587

Tints are lighter variations of #898587. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F1EDEF #D6D2D4 #BCB8BA #A29EA0 #898587

Shades of #898587

Shades are darker variations of #898587. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#898587 #646163 #423F40 #231F21 #070506

Tones of #898587

Tones reduce the chroma of #898587, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#898587 #888587 #888687 #878687 #878686

Tonal range of #898587

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #898587 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F1EDEF #D6D2D4 #BCB8BA #A29EA0 #898587 #646163 #423F40 #231F21 #070506

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F1EDEF;
    --color-200: #D6D2D4;
    --color-300: #BCB8BA;
    --color-400: #A29EA0;
    --color-500: #898587;
    --color-600: #646163;
    --color-700: #423F40;
    --color-800: #231F21;
    --color-900: #070506;
}

Colors that go with #898587

Color harmonies for #898587 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#898587 #838785

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#888589 #898587 #8A8585

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#898587 #878783 #838789

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#898587 #858784 #838787

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#898587 #888683 #838785 #84878A

CSS gradients with #898587

These gradients show how #898587 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#898587 #A5A2A4 #C2C0C1 #E0DFE0 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #898587, #A5A2A4, #C2C0C1, #E0DFE0, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#898587 #5B595A #313031 #0D0C0C #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #898587, #5B595A, #313031, #0D0C0C, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#898587 #8A8584 #888682 #858783 #838785

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #898587, #8A8584, #888682, #858783, #838785);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #898587. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

3.64:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

5.77:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.2384 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #898587 as the background.

background-color: #898587;
color: #000000;

Using #898587 in design

See how #898587 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#898587 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #898587 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#D6D2D4

#898587

#231F21

Colors similar to #898587

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #898587, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#585858 #636363 #6F6F6F #7A7A7A #929292 #9E9E9E #ABABAB #B7B7B7

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #898587 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #858687 Deuteranopia #868687 Tritanopia #8A8586

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #898587 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 23.0766
Y: 23.8428
Z: 26.3034

CIELAB

L*: 55.93
a*: 1.8798
b*: -0.5432

OKLab

L: 0.620794
a: 0.00542
b: -0.001414

OKLCH

L: 0.620794
C: 0.005602
H: 345.3787°