What color is #89879A?

#89879A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89879A?

The RGB value is 137, 135, 154: 137 red, 135 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89879A?

The complementary color is #989A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89879A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89879A color

#89879A rgb(137, 135, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89879A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.9% green and 60.4% blue (137, 135, 154).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#89879A color codes

HEX	`#89879A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 135, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.06, 4.66, -9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.06, 10.88, 295.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.812, 24.979, 34.08)`
Decimal	`9013146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89879A, 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 #89879A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89879A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #89879A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89879a; }
.text { color: #89879a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89879a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 135 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89879a, #93879a); }

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Questions

What color is #89879A?: #89879A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89879A?: The RGB value is 137, 135, 154: 137 red, 135 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89879A?: The complementary color is #989A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89879A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.