What color is #898EAF?

#898EAF 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 #898EAF?

The RGB value is 137, 142, 175: 137 red, 142 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898EAF?

The complementary color is #AFAA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898EAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898EAF color

#898EAF rgb(137, 142, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #898EAF is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 55.7% green and 68.6% blue (137, 142, 175).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#898EAF color codes

HEX	`#898EAF`
RGB	`rgb(137, 142, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 55.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 19%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.67, 5.44, -17.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.67, 18.7, 286.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.725, 27.759, 44.446)`
Decimal	`9014959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898EAF, 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 #898EAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898EAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #898EAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898eaf; }
.text { color: #898eaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898eaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 142 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898eaf, #9789af); }

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Questions

What color is #898EAF?: #898EAF 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 #898EAF?: The RGB value is 137, 142, 175: 137 red, 142 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898EAF?: The complementary color is #AFAA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898EAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.