What color is #889AA0?

#889AA0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889AA0?

The RGB value is 136, 154, 160: 136 red, 154 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889AA0?

The complementary color is #A08E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889AA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889AA0 color

#889AA0 rgb(136, 154, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889AA0 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 60.4% green and 62.7% blue (136, 154, 160).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#889AA0 color codes

HEX	`#889AA0`
RGB	`rgb(136, 154, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 60.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 15%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.41, -5.07, -5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.41, 7.33, 226.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.053, 30.883, 37.734)`
Decimal	`8952480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889AA0, 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 #889AA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889AA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #889AA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889aa0; }
.text { color: #889aa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889aa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 154 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889aa0, #888ea0); }

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Questions

What color is #889AA0?: #889AA0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889AA0?: The RGB value is 136, 154, 160: 136 red, 154 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889AA0?: The complementary color is #A08E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889AA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.