What color is #89849D?

#89849D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89849D?

The RGB value is 137, 132, 157: 137 red, 132 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89849D?

The complementary color is #989D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89849D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89849D color

#89849D rgb(137, 132, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #89849D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.8% green and 61.6% blue (137, 132, 157).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#89849D color codes

HEX	`#89849D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 132, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.34, 7.05, -12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.34, 14.47, 299.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.652, 24.255, 35.275)`
Decimal	`9012381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89849D, 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 #89849D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89849D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #89849D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89849d; }
.text { color: #89849d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89849d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 132 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89849d, #95849d); }

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Questions

What color is #89849D?: #89849D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89849D?: The RGB value is 137, 132, 157: 137 red, 132 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89849D?: The complementary color is #989D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89849D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.