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899BAB

#899BAB Blank Stare

#899BAB is a light gray named Blank Stare. In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 60.8% green and 67.1% blue (rgb(137, 155, 171)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 17% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #899BAB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.34:1.

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Variations of #899BAB

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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#899BAB 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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#899BAB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #899BAB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9197AB
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #959BAC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #929BAC
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9197AB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8F99AB
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #809FA0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #869DA6
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #95999E

#899BAB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.86:1 Very poor#899BAB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.34:1 Very good#899BAB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#899BAB in CSS

/* Blank Stare */
.color { color: #899BAB; }
.background { background-color: #899BAB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #899BAB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(137 155 171);
color: hsl(208 17% 60%);
color: oklch(0.681 0.031 245.1);

#899BAB FAQ

What color is #899BAB?

#899BAB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #899BAB?

#899BAB is rgb(137, 155, 171) in RGB, hsl(208, 17%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 9%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #899BAB?

The complementary color of #899BAB is #AB9989, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #899BAB?

Black text has the best contrast on #899BAB: 7.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #899BAB a warm or cool color?

#899BAB is a neutral color.