What color is #89949D?

#89949D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89949D?

The RGB value is 137, 148, 157: 137 red, 148 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89949D?

The complementary color is #9D9289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89949D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89949D color

#89949D rgb(137, 148, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89949D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58% green and 61.6% blue (137, 148, 157).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#89949D color codes

HEX	`#89949D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 148, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.72, -2.05, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.72, 6.42, 251.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.991, 28.932, 36.054)`
Decimal	`9016477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89949D, 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 #89949D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89949D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #89949D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89949d; }
.text { color: #89949d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89949d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 148 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89949d, #898a9d); }

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Questions

What color is #89949D?: #89949D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89949D?: The RGB value is 137, 148, 157: 137 red, 148 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89949D?: The complementary color is #9D9289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89949D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.