What color is #89989C?

#89989C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89989C?

The RGB value is 137, 152, 156: 137 red, 152 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89989C?

The complementary color is #9C8D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89989C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89989C color

#89989C rgb(137, 152, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89989C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 59.6% green and 61.2% blue (137, 152, 156).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#89989C color codes

HEX	`#89989C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 152, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 59.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.8, -4.49, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.8, 5.96, 221.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.544, 30.175, 35.819)`
Decimal	`9017500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89989C, 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 #89989C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89989C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #89989C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89989c; }
.text { color: #89989c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89989c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 152 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89989c, #898e9c); }

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Questions

What color is #89989C?: #89989C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89989C?: The RGB value is 137, 152, 156: 137 red, 152 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89989C?: The complementary color is #9C8D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89989C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.