What color is #899EA9?

#899EA9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899EA9?

The RGB value is 137, 158, 169: 137 red, 158 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899EA9?

The complementary color is #A99489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899EA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899EA9 color

#899EA9 rgb(137, 158, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899EA9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 62% green and 66.3% blue (137, 158, 169).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#899EA9 color codes

HEX	`#899EA9`
RGB	`rgb(137, 158, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 62%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.86, -4.94, -8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.86, 9.57, 238.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.703, 32.636, 42.263)`
Decimal	`9019049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899EA9, 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 #899EA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899EA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #899EA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899ea9; }
.text { color: #899ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899ea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 158 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899ea9, #898ea9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #899EA9?: #899EA9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899EA9?: The RGB value is 137, 158, 169: 137 red, 158 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899EA9?: The complementary color is #A99489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899EA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.