What color is #898B9B?

#898B9B 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 #898B9B?

The RGB value is 137, 139, 155: 137 red, 139 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898B9B?

The complementary color is #9B9989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898B9B color

#898B9B rgb(137, 139, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898B9B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 54.5% green and 60.8% blue (137, 139, 155).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#898B9B color codes

HEX	`#898B9B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 139, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 54.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, 2.59, -8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 9.11, 286.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.464, 26.15, 34.71)`
Decimal	`9014171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898B9B, 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 #898B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #898B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898b9b; }
.text { color: #898b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 139 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898b9b, #90899b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #898B9B?: #898B9B 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 #898B9B?: The RGB value is 137, 139, 155: 137 red, 139 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898B9B?: The complementary color is #9B9989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.