What color is #89909A?

#89909A is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89909A?

The RGB value is 137, 144, 154: 137 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89909A?

The complementary color is #9A9389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89909A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89909A color

#89909A rgb(137, 144, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89909A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.5% green and 60.4% blue (137, 144, 154).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#89909A color codes

HEX	`#89909A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 144, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.52, -0.45, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.52, 6.17, 265.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.121, 27.598, 34.516)`
Decimal	`9015450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89909A, 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 #89909A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89909A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #89909A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89909a; }
.text { color: #89909a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89909a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 144 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89909a, #8b899a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #89909A?: #89909A is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89909A?: The RGB value is 137, 144, 154: 137 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89909A?: The complementary color is #9A9389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89909A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.