What color is #89919F?

#89919F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89919F?

The RGB value is 137, 145, 159: 137 red, 145 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89919F?

The complementary color is #9F9789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89919F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89919F color

#89919F rgb(137, 145, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89919F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.9% green and 62.4% blue (137, 145, 159).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#89919F color codes

HEX	`#89919F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 145, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, 0.07, -8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 8.37, 270.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.699, 28.072, 36.806)`
Decimal	`9015711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89919F, 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 #89919F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89919F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #89919F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89919f; }
.text { color: #89919f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89919f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 145 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89919f, #8c899f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #89919F?: #89919F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89919F?: The RGB value is 137, 145, 159: 137 red, 145 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89919F?: The complementary color is #9F9789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89919F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.