What color is #89A7A3?

#89A7A3 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A7A3?

The RGB value is 137, 167, 163: 137 red, 167 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A7A3?

The complementary color is #A7898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A7A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A7A3 color

#89A7A3 rgb(137, 167, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89A7A3 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 65.5% green and 63.9% blue (137, 167, 163).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#89A7A3 color codes

HEX	`#89A7A3`
RGB	`rgb(137, 167, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 65.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 18%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.21, -11.14, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.21, 11.22, 187)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.744, 35.599, 39.895)`
Decimal	`9021347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A7A3, 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 #89A7A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A7A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #89A7A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a7a3; }
.text { color: #89a7a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a7a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 167 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a7a3, #899ca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #89A7A3?: #89A7A3 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A7A3?: The RGB value is 137, 167, 163: 137 red, 167 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A7A3?: The complementary color is #A7898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A7A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.