What color is #889AA6?

#889AA6 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889AA6?

The RGB value is 136, 154, 166: 136 red, 154 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889AA6?

The complementary color is #A69488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889AA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889AA6 color

#889AA6 rgb(136, 154, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889AA6 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 60.4% green and 65.1% blue (136, 154, 166).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#889AA6 color codes

HEX	`#889AA6`
RGB	`rgb(136, 154, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 60.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 18%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 7%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.59, -3.74, -8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.59, 9.2, 246.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.59, 31.098, 40.565)`
Decimal	`8952486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889AA6, 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 #889AA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889AA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #889AA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889aa6; }
.text { color: #889aa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889aa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 154 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889aa6, #888ba6); }

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Questions

What color is #889AA6?: #889AA6 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889AA6?: The RGB value is 136, 154, 166: 136 red, 154 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889AA6?: The complementary color is #A69488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889AA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.