What color is #889E9C?

#889E9C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889E9C?

The RGB value is 136, 158, 156: 136 red, 158 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889E9C?

The complementary color is #9E888A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889E9C?

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.

#889E9C color

#889E9C rgb(136, 158, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889E9C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 62% green and 61.2% blue (136, 158, 156).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#889E9C color codes

HEX	`#889E9C`
RGB	`rgb(136, 158, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 62%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.42, -8.12, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.42, 8.27, 190.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.379, 32.088, 36.144)`
Decimal	`8953500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889E9C, 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 #889E9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889E9C 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 #889E9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889e9c; }
.text { color: #889e9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889e9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 158 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889e9c, #88959e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #889E9C?: #889E9C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889E9C?: The RGB value is 136, 158, 156: 136 red, 158 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889E9C?: The complementary color is #9E888A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889E9C?: 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.