What color is #889EBF?

#889EBF 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 #889EBF?

The RGB value is 136, 158, 191: 136 red, 158 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889EBF?

The complementary color is #BFA988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889EBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889EBF color

#889EBF rgb(136, 158, 191)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 62% green and 74.9% blue (136, 158, 191).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#889EBF color codes

HEX	`#889EBF`
RGB	`rgb(136, 158, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 62%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 17%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, -0.04, -19.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 19.54, 269.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.781, 33.448, 54.062)`
Decimal	`8953535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889EBF, 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 #889EBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889EBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #889EBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889ebf; }
.text { color: #889ebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889ebf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 158 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889ebf, #8d88bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #889EBF?: #889EBF 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 #889EBF?: The RGB value is 136, 158, 191: 136 red, 158 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889EBF?: The complementary color is #BFA988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889EBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.