What color is #89A0A7?

#89A0A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A0A7?

The RGB value is 137, 160, 167: 137 red, 160 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A0A7?

The complementary color is #A79089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A0A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A0A7 color

#89A0A7 rgb(137, 160, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89A0A7 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 62.7% green and 65.5% blue (137, 160, 167).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#89A0A7 color codes

HEX	`#89A0A7`
RGB	`rgb(137, 160, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 62.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 18%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.36, -6.48, -6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.36, 9.06, 224.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.861, 33.249, 41.396)`
Decimal	`9019559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A0A7, 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 #89A0A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A0A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #89A0A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a0a7; }
.text { color: #89a0a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a0a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 160 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a0a7, #8991a7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #89A0A7?: #89A0A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A0A7?: The RGB value is 137, 160, 167: 137 red, 160 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A0A7?: The complementary color is #A79089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A0A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.