What color is #898BA2?

#898BA2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898BA2?

The RGB value is 137, 139, 162: 137 red, 139 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898BA2?

The complementary color is #A2A089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898BA2?

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.

#898BA2 color

#898BA2 rgb(137, 139, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #898BA2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 54.5% green and 63.5% blue (137, 139, 162).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#898BA2 color codes

HEX	`#898BA2`
RGB	`rgb(137, 139, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 54.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.41, 4.14, -12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.41, 13.07, 288.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.069, 26.392, 37.896)`
Decimal	`9014178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898BA2, 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 #898BA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898BA2 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 #898BA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898ba2; }
.text { color: #898ba2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898ba2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 139 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898ba2, #9389a2); }

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Questions

What color is #898BA2?: #898BA2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898BA2?: The RGB value is 137, 139, 162: 137 red, 139 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898BA2?: The complementary color is #A2A089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898BA2?: 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.