What color is #889BB6?

#889BB6 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 #889BB6?

The RGB value is 136, 155, 182: 136 red, 155 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889BB6?

The complementary color is #B6A388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889BB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889BB6 color

#889BB6 rgb(136, 155, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #889BB6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 60.8% green and 71.4% blue (136, 155, 182).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#889BB6 color codes

HEX	`#889BB6`
RGB	`rgb(136, 155, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 60.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 15%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.39, -0.56, -16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.39, 16.23, 268.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.316, 32.053, 48.837)`
Decimal	`8952758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889BB6, 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 #889BB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889BB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #889BB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889bb6; }
.text { color: #889bb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889bb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 155 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889bb6, #8c88b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #889BB6?: #889BB6 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 #889BB6?: The RGB value is 136, 155, 182: 136 red, 155 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889BB6?: The complementary color is #B6A388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889BB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.