What color is #89949E?

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

What is the RGB value of #89949E?

The RGB value is 137, 148, 158: 137 red, 148 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89949E?

The complementary color is #9E9389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89949E?

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.

#89949E color

#89949E rgb(137, 148, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89949E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58% green and 62% blue (137, 148, 158).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% 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 6.79:1).

#89949E color codes

HEX	`#89949E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 148, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, -1.83, -6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 6.86, 254.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.077, 28.966, 36.506)`
Decimal	`9016478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#89949E 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 #89949E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89949e; }
.text { color: #89949e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89949e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 148 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89949e, #898a9e); }

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Questions

What color is #89949E?: #89949E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89949E?: The RGB value is 137, 148, 158: 137 red, 148 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89949E?: The complementary color is #9E9389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89949E?: 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.