What color is #889BAD?

#889BAD is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889BAD?

The RGB value is 136, 155, 173: 136 red, 155 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889BAD?

The complementary color is #AD9A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889BAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889BAD color

#889BAD rgb(136, 155, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889BAD is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 60.8% green and 67.8% blue (136, 155, 173).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Blank Stare (#8B9CAC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#889BAD color codes

HEX	`#889BAD`
RGB	`rgb(136, 155, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 60.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 10%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.09, -2.69, -11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.09, 11.92, 256.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.416, 31.693, 44.095)`
Decimal	`8952749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889BAD, 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 #889BAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889BAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #889BAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889bad; }
.text { color: #889bad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889bad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 155 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889bad, #8889ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #889BAD?: #889BAD is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889BAD?: The RGB value is 136, 155, 173: 136 red, 155 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889BAD?: The complementary color is #AD9A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889BAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.