What color is #898E9F?

#898E9F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898E9F?

The RGB value is 137, 142, 159: 137 red, 142 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898E9F?

The complementary color is #9F9A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898E9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898E9F color

#898E9F rgb(137, 142, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898E9F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 55.7% green and 62.4% blue (137, 142, 159).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#898E9F color codes

HEX	`#898E9F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 142, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 55.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.13, 1.76, -9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.13, 9.76, 280.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.246, 27.167, 36.655)`
Decimal	`9014943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898E9F, 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 #898E9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898E9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #898E9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898e9f; }
.text { color: #898e9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898e9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 142 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898e9f, #8f899f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #898E9F?: #898E9F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898E9F?: The RGB value is 137, 142, 159: 137 red, 142 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898E9F?: The complementary color is #9F9A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898E9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.