What color is #898FA4?

#898FA4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898FA4?

The RGB value is 137, 143, 164: 137 red, 143 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898FA4?

The complementary color is #A49E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898FA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898FA4 color

#898FA4 rgb(137, 143, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898FA4 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.1% green and 64.3% blue (137, 143, 164).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#898FA4 color codes

HEX	`#898FA4`
RGB	`rgb(137, 143, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.57, 2.32, -11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.57, 12.02, 281.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.838, 27.643, 39.036)`
Decimal	`9015204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898FA4, 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 #898FA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898FA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #898FA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898fa4; }
.text { color: #898fa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898fa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 143 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898fa4, #9089a4); }

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Questions

What color is #898FA4?: #898FA4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898FA4?: The RGB value is 137, 143, 164: 137 red, 143 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898FA4?: The complementary color is #A49E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898FA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.