What color is #8898BE?

#8898BE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8898BE?

The RGB value is 136, 152, 190: 136 red, 152 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8898BE?

The complementary color is #BEAE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8898BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8898BE color

#8898BE rgb(136, 152, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8898BE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 59.6% green and 74.5% blue (136, 152, 190).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#8898BE color codes

HEX	`#8898BE`
RGB	`rgb(136, 152, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 59.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.85, 3.09, -21.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.85, 21.75, 278.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.673, 31.407, 53.151)`
Decimal	`8951998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8898BE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8898BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8898BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8898BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8898be; }
.text { color: #8898be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8898be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 152 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8898be, #9388be); }

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Questions

What color is #8898BE?: #8898BE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8898BE?: The RGB value is 136, 152, 190: 136 red, 152 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8898BE?: The complementary color is #BEAE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8898BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.