What color is #899EAB?

#899EAB 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 #899EAB?

The RGB value is 137, 158, 171: 137 red, 158 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899EAB?

The complementary color is #AB9689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899EAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899EAB color

#899EAB rgb(137, 158, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899EAB is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 62% green and 67.1% blue (137, 158, 171).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#899EAB color codes

HEX	`#899EAB`
RGB	`rgb(137, 158, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 62%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.93, -4.49, -9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.93, 10.26, 244.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.892, 32.712, 43.259)`
Decimal	`9019051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899EAB, 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 #899EAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899EAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #899EAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899eab; }
.text { color: #899eab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899eab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 158 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899eab, #898dab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #899EAB?: #899EAB 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 #899EAB?: The RGB value is 137, 158, 171: 137 red, 158 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899EAB?: The complementary color is #AB9689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899EAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.