What color is #889F9E?

#889F9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889F9E?

The RGB value is 136, 159, 158: 136 red, 159 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889F9E?

The complementary color is #9F8889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889F9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889F9E color

#889F9E rgb(136, 159, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889F9E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 62.4% green and 62% blue (136, 159, 158).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#889F9E color codes

HEX	`#889F9E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 159, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 62.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.75, -8.24, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.75, 8.52, 194.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.721, 32.498, 37.101)`
Decimal	`8953758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889F9E, 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 #889F9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889F9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #889F9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889f9e; }
.text { color: #889f9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889f9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 159 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889f9e, #88949f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #889F9E?: #889F9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889F9E?: The RGB value is 136, 159, 158: 136 red, 159 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889F9E?: The complementary color is #9F8889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889F9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.