What color is #898AAA?

#898AAA 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 #898AAA?

The RGB value is 137, 138, 170: 137 red, 138 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898AAA?

The complementary color is #AAA989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898AAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898AAA color

#898AAA rgb(137, 138, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #898AAA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 54.1% green and 66.7% blue (137, 138, 170).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#898AAA color codes

HEX	`#898AAA`
RGB	`rgb(137, 138, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 54.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 19%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.41, 6.55, -16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.41, 18.18, 291.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.659, 26.397, 41.713)`
Decimal	`9013930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898AAA, 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 #898AAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898AAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #898AAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898aaa; }
.text { color: #898aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898aaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 138 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898aaa, #9989aa); }

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Questions

What color is #898AAA?: #898AAA 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 #898AAA?: The RGB value is 137, 138, 170: 137 red, 138 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898AAA?: The complementary color is #AAA989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898AAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.