What color is #899ABE?

#899ABE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899ABE?

The RGB value is 137, 154, 190: 137 red, 154 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899ABE?

The complementary color is #BEAD89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899ABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899ABE color

#899ABE rgb(137, 154, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #899ABE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 60.4% green and 74.5% blue (137, 154, 190).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#899ABE color codes

HEX	`#899ABE`
RGB	`rgb(137, 154, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 60.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 19%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.46, 2.26, -20.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.46, 20.71, 276.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.164, 32.146, 53.268)`
Decimal	`9018046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899ABE, 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 #899ABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899ABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #899ABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899abe; }
.text { color: #899abe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899abe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 154 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899abe, #9389be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #899ABE?: #899ABE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899ABE?: The RGB value is 137, 154, 190: 137 red, 154 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899ABE?: The complementary color is #BEAD89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899ABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.