What color is #89A7B0?

#89A7B0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A7B0?

The RGB value is 137, 167, 176: 137 red, 167 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A7B0?

The complementary color is #B09289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A7B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A7B0 color

#89A7B0 rgb(137, 167, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89A7B0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 65.5% green and 69% blue (137, 167, 176).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#89A7B0 color codes

HEX	`#89A7B0`
RGB	`rgb(137, 167, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 65.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.59, -8.26, -8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.59, 11.54, 224.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.969, 36.089, 46.347)`
Decimal	`9021360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A7B0, 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 #89A7B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A7B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #89A7B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a7b0; }
.text { color: #89a7b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a7b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 167 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a7b0, #8994b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #89A7B0?: #89A7B0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A7B0?: The RGB value is 137, 167, 176: 137 red, 167 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A7B0?: The complementary color is #B09289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A7B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.