What color is #8898C3?

#8898C3 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 #8898C3?

The RGB value is 136, 152, 195: 136 red, 152 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8898C3?

The complementary color is #C3B388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8898C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8898C3 color

#8898C3 rgb(136, 152, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8898C3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 59.6% green and 76.5% blue (136, 152, 195).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#8898C3 color codes

HEX	`#8898C3`
RGB	`rgb(136, 152, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 59.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 22%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, 4.35, -24.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 24.44, 280.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.229, 31.63, 56.079)`
Decimal	`8952003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8898C3, 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 #8898C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8898C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #8898C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8898c3; }
.text { color: #8898c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8898c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 152 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8898c3, #9588c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8898C3?: #8898C3 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 #8898C3?: The RGB value is 136, 152, 195: 136 red, 152 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8898C3?: The complementary color is #C3B388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8898C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.