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#898685 Detective Coat

#898685 is a medium gray named Detective Coat. In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.5% green and 52.2% blue (rgb(137, 134, 133)). Its HSL value is 15° hue, 2% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black. #898685 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.81:1.

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Variations of #898685

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#898685 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#898685 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #898685 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #878785
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #878685
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #878685
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #878785
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #888785
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8A8686
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #898685
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #878787
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #878686

#898685 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.61:1 Poor#898685 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.81:1 Good#898685 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#898685 in CSS

/* Detective Coat */
.color { color: #898685; }
.background { background-color: #898685; }
.border { border: 1px solid #898685; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(137 134 133);
color: hsl(15 2% 53%);
color: oklch(0.622 0.004 39.5);

#898685 FAQ

What color is #898685?

#898685 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #898685?

#898685 is rgb(137, 134, 133) in RGB, hsl(15, 2%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #898685?

The complementary color of #898685 is #858889, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #898685?

Black text has the best contrast on #898685: 5.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #898685 a warm or cool color?

#898685 is a neutral color.