What color is #89A1A1?

#89A1A1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A1A1?

The RGB value is 137, 161, 161: 137 red, 161 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A1A1?

The complementary color is #A18989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A1A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A1A1 color

#89A1A1 rgb(137, 161, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89A1A1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 63.1% green and 63.1% blue (137, 161, 161).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#89A1A1 color codes

HEX	`#89A1A1`
RGB	`rgb(137, 161, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 63.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 15%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.47, -8.34, -2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.47, 8.8, 198.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.493, 33.381, 38.601)`
Decimal	`9019809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A1A1, 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 #89A1A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A1A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #89A1A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a1a1; }
.text { color: #89a1a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a1a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 161 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a1a1, #8995a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #89A1A1?: #89A1A1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A1A1?: The RGB value is 137, 161, 161: 137 red, 161 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A1A1?: The complementary color is #A18989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A1A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.