What color is #889AC5?

#889AC5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889AC5?

The RGB value is 136, 154, 197: 136 red, 154 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889AC5?

The complementary color is #C5B388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889AC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889AC5 color

#889AC5 rgb(136, 154, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #889AC5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 60.4% green and 77.3% blue (136, 154, 197).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#889AC5 color codes

HEX	`#889AC5`
RGB	`rgb(136, 154, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 60.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 31%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 22%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.65, 3.72, -24.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.65, 24.51, 278.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.784, 32.376, 57.387)`
Decimal	`8952517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889AC5, 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 #889AC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889AC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #889AC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889ac5; }
.text { color: #889ac5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889ac5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 154 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889ac5, #9588c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #889AC5?: #889AC5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889AC5?: The RGB value is 136, 154, 197: 136 red, 154 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889AC5?: The complementary color is #C5B388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889AC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.