What color is #8899B7?

#8899B7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8899B7?

The RGB value is 136, 153, 183: 136 red, 153 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8899B7?

The complementary color is #B7A688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8899B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8899B7 color

#8899B7 rgb(136, 153, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8899B7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 60% green and 71.8% blue (136, 153, 183).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#8899B7 color codes

HEX	`#8899B7`
RGB	`rgb(136, 153, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 60%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.87, 0.8, -17.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.87, 17.58, 272.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.089, 31.435, 49.273)`
Decimal	`8952247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8899B7, 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 #8899B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8899B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #8899B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8899b7; }
.text { color: #8899b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8899b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 153 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8899b7, #8f88b7); }

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Questions

What color is #8899B7?: #8899B7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8899B7?: The RGB value is 136, 153, 183: 136 red, 153 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8899B7?: The complementary color is #B7A688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8899B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.