What color is #89A3AB?

#89A3AB is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A3AB?

The RGB value is 137, 163, 171: 137 red, 163 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A3AB?

The complementary color is #AB9189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A3AB color

#89A3AB rgb(137, 163, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89A3AB is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 63.9% green and 67.1% blue (137, 163, 171).

Its hue angle is 194°, 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#89A3AB color codes

HEX	`#89A3AB`
RGB	`rgb(137, 163, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 63.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.32, -7.22, -7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.32, 10.16, 224.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.762, 34.452, 43.549)`
Decimal	`9020331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A3AB, 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 #89A3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #89A3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a3ab; }
.text { color: #89a3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 163 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a3ab, #8992ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #89A3AB?: #89A3AB is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A3AB?: The RGB value is 137, 163, 171: 137 red, 163 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A3AB?: The complementary color is #AB9189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.