What color is #889C9F?

#889C9F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889C9F?

The RGB value is 136, 156, 159: 136 red, 156 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889C9F?

The complementary color is #9F8B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889C9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889C9F color

#889C9F rgb(136, 156, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889C9F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 61.2% green and 62.4% blue (136, 156, 159).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#889C9F color codes

HEX	`#889C9F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 156, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 61.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.94, -6.38, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.94, 7.51, 211.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.298, 31.514, 37.386)`
Decimal	`8952991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889C9F, 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 #889C9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889C9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #889C9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889c9f; }
.text { color: #889c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889c9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 156 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889c9f, #88909f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #889C9F?: #889C9F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889C9F?: The RGB value is 136, 156, 159: 136 red, 156 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889C9F?: The complementary color is #9F8B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889C9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.