What color is #89999C?

#89999C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89999C?

The RGB value is 137, 153, 156: 137 red, 153 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89999C?

The complementary color is #9C8C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89999C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89999C color

#89999C rgb(137, 153, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89999C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 60% green and 61.2% blue (137, 153, 156).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#89999C color codes

HEX	`#89999C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 153, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 60%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.08, -5.04, -3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.08, 6.14, 214.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.707, 30.501, 35.873)`
Decimal	`9017756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89999C, 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 #89999C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89999C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #89999C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89999c; }
.text { color: #89999c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89999c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 153 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89999c, #898f9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #89999C?: #89999C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89999C?: The RGB value is 137, 153, 156: 137 red, 153 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89999C?: The complementary color is #9C8C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89999C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.