What color is #89848B?

#89848B is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89848B?

The RGB value is 137, 132, 139: 137 red, 132 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89848B?

The complementary color is #868B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89848B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89848B color

#89848B rgb(137, 132, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89848B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.8% green and 54.5% blue (137, 132, 139).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#89848B color codes

HEX	`#89848B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 132, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 5%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, 3.24, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 4.48, 316.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.227, 23.685, 27.769)`
Decimal	`9012363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89848B, 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 #89848B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89848B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #89848B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89848b; }
.text { color: #89848b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89848b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 132 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89848b, #8b848a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #89848B?: #89848B is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89848B?: The RGB value is 137, 132, 139: 137 red, 132 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89848B?: The complementary color is #868B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89848B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.