What color is #89999E?

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

What is the RGB value of #89999E?

The RGB value is 137, 153, 158: 137 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89999E?

The complementary color is #9E8E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89999E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89999E color

#89999E rgb(137, 153, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89999E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 60% green and 62% blue (137, 153, 158).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#89999E color codes

HEX	`#89999E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 153, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 60%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.14, -4.61, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.14, 6.48, 224.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.878, 30.569, 36.773)`
Decimal	`9017758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89999E, 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 #89999E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89999E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #89999E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89999e; }
.text { color: #89999e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89999e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 153 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89999e, #898e9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #89999E?: #89999E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89999E?: The RGB value is 137, 153, 158: 137 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89999E?: The complementary color is #9E8E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89999E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.