What color is #89A2AB?

#89A2AB is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A2AB?

The RGB value is 137, 162, 171: 137 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A2AB?

The complementary color is #AB9289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A2AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A2AB color

#89A2AB rgb(137, 162, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89A2AB is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 63.5% green and 67.1% blue (137, 162, 171).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#89A2AB color codes

HEX	`#89A2AB`
RGB	`rgb(137, 162, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 63.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.04, -6.68, -7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.04, 10.09, 228.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.586, 34.098, 43.49)`
Decimal	`9020075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A2AB, 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 #89A2AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A2AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #89A2AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a2ab; }
.text { color: #89a2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a2ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 162 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a2ab, #8991ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #89A2AB?: #89A2AB is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A2AB?: The RGB value is 137, 162, 171: 137 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A2AB?: The complementary color is #AB9289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A2AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.