What the Cape over Even Reckoning

#889489 RGB(136,148,137)

About this color

What the Cape over Even Reckoning reads as medium and achromatic — a grey tone recorded at #889489, RGB(136, 148, 137).

#889489RGB(136, 148, 137)

HSL 125° · 5% saturation · 56% lightness

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Psychology

Grey at this lightness feels contemporary and considered — a designer's reliable foundation.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this grey is flexible enough to serve as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
What the Cape over Even Reckoning
HEX
#889489
RGB
rgb(136,148,137)
RGB%
rgb(53.3%,58%,53.7%)
HSL
hsl(125,5%,56%)
HSV
hsv(125,8%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(8,0,7,42)
LAB
lab(60,-7,4)
LCH
lch(60,8,150)
sRGB
(0.533,0.58,0.537)
HEX8
#889489ff
CSS Name
Decimal
136148137

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
5%
Hue
125°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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