What color is #889EBA?

#889EBA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889EBA?

The RGB value is 136, 158, 186: 136 red, 158 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889EBA?

The complementary color is #BAA488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889EBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889EBA color

#889EBA rgb(136, 158, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #889EBA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 62% green and 72.9% blue (136, 158, 186).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#889EBA color codes

HEX	`#889EBA`
RGB	`rgb(136, 158, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 62%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 15%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.35, -1.27, -17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.35, 17.05, 265.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.241, 33.232, 51.213)`
Decimal	`8953530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889EBA, 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 #889EBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889EBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #889EBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889eba; }
.text { color: #889eba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889eba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 158 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889eba, #8b88ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #889EBA?: #889EBA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889EBA?: The RGB value is 136, 158, 186: 136 red, 158 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889EBA?: The complementary color is #BAA488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889EBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.