What color is #889CAF?

#889CAF 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 #889CAF?

The RGB value is 136, 156, 175: 136 red, 156 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889CAF?

The complementary color is #AF9B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889CAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889CAF color

#889CAF rgb(136, 156, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889CAF is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 61.2% green and 68.6% blue (136, 156, 175).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Blank Stare (#8B9CAC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#889CAF color codes

HEX	`#889CAF`
RGB	`rgb(136, 156, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 61.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.43, -2.78, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.43, 12.53, 257.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.778, 32.105, 45.177)`
Decimal	`8953007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889CAF, 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 #889CAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889CAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #889CAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889caf; }
.text { color: #889caf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889caf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 156 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889caf, #8889af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #889CAF?: #889CAF 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 #889CAF?: The RGB value is 136, 156, 175: 136 red, 156 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889CAF?: The complementary color is #AF9B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889CAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.