What color is #898EAE?

#898EAE 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 #898EAE?

The RGB value is 137, 142, 174: 137 red, 142 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898EAE?

The complementary color is #AEA989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898EAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898EAE color

#898EAE rgb(137, 142, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #898EAE is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 55.7% green and 68.2% blue (137, 142, 174).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#898EAE color codes

HEX	`#898EAE`
RGB	`rgb(137, 142, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 55.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.63, 5.2, -17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.63, 18.14, 286.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.628, 27.72, 43.931)`
Decimal	`9014958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898EAE, 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 #898EAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898EAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #898EAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898eae; }
.text { color: #898eae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898eae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 142 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898eae, #9789ae); }

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Questions

What color is #898EAE?: #898EAE 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 #898EAE?: The RGB value is 137, 142, 174: 137 red, 142 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898EAE?: The complementary color is #AEA989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898EAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.