What color is #898FA9?

#898FA9 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 #898FA9?

The RGB value is 137, 143, 169: 137 red, 143 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898FA9?

The complementary color is #A9A389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898FA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898FA9 color

#898FA9 rgb(137, 143, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #898FA9 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.1% green and 66.3% blue (137, 143, 169).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#898FA9 color codes

HEX	`#898FA9`
RGB	`rgb(137, 143, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.73, 3.46, -14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.73, 14.8, 283.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.299, 27.827, 41.461)`
Decimal	`9015209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898FA9, 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 #898FA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898FA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #898FA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898fa9; }
.text { color: #898fa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898fa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 143 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898fa9, #9389a9); }

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Questions

What color is #898FA9?: #898FA9 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 #898FA9?: The RGB value is 137, 143, 169: 137 red, 143 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898FA9?: The complementary color is #A9A389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898FA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.