What color is #89809D?

#89809D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89809D?

The RGB value is 137, 128, 157: 137 red, 128 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89809D?

The complementary color is #949D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89809D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89809D color

#89809D rgb(137, 128, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #89809D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.2% green and 61.6% blue (137, 128, 157).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#89809D color codes

HEX	`#89809D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 128, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 18%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.27, 9.36, -14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.27, 17.06, 303.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.12, 23.191, 35.097)`
Decimal	`9011357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89809D, 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 #89809D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89809D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #89809D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89809d; }
.text { color: #89809d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89809d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 128 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89809d, #97809d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #89809D?: #89809D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89809D?: The RGB value is 137, 128, 157: 137 red, 128 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89809D?: The complementary color is #949D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89809D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.