What color is #89808B?

#89808B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89808B?

The RGB value is 137, 128, 139: 137 red, 128 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89808B?

The complementary color is #828B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89808B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89808B color

#89808B rgb(137, 128, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89808B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.2% green and 54.5% blue (137, 128, 139).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#89808B color codes

HEX	`#89808B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 128, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 8%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.68, 5.54, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.68, 7.27, 319.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.695, 22.621, 27.592)`
Decimal	`9011339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89808B, 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 #89808B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89808B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	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 #89808B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89808b; }
.text { color: #89808b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89808b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 128 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89808b, #8b8088); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #89808B?: #89808B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89808B?: The RGB value is 137, 128, 139: 137 red, 128 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89808B?: The complementary color is #828B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89808B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.