What color is #8989A4?

#8989A4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8989A4?

The RGB value is 137, 137, 164: 137 red, 137 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8989A4?

The complementary color is #A4A489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8989A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8989A4 color

#8989A4 rgb(137, 137, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8989A4 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 53.7% green and 64.3% blue (137, 137, 164).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#8989A4 color codes

HEX	`#8989A4`
RGB	`rgb(137, 137, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 53.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.93, 5.74, -14.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.93, 15.37, 291.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.962, 25.89, 38.744)`
Decimal	`9013668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8989A4, 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 #8989A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8989A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #8989A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8989a4; }
.text { color: #8989a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8989a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 137 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8989a4, #9789a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8989A4?: #8989A4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8989A4?: The RGB value is 137, 137, 164: 137 red, 137 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8989A4?: The complementary color is #A4A489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8989A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.