What color is #889FA7?

#889FA7 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889FA7?

The RGB value is 136, 159, 167: 136 red, 159 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889FA7?

The complementary color is #A79088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889FA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889FA7 color

#889FA7 rgb(136, 159, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889FA7 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 62.4% green and 65.5% blue (136, 159, 167).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#889FA7 color codes

HEX	`#889FA7`
RGB	`rgb(136, 159, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 62.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.01, -6.27, -6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.01, 9.29, 227.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.525, 32.82, 41.331)`
Decimal	`8953767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889FA7, 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 #889FA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889FA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #889FA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889fa7; }
.text { color: #889fa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889fa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 159 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889fa7, #8890a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #889FA7?: #889FA7 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889FA7?: The RGB value is 136, 159, 167: 136 red, 159 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889FA7?: The complementary color is #A79088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889FA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.