What color is #89A9BC?

#89A9BC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A9BC?

The RGB value is 137, 169, 188: 137 red, 169 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A9BC?

The complementary color is #BC9C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A9BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A9BC color

#89A9BC rgb(137, 169, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #89A9BC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 66.3% green and 73.7% blue (137, 169, 188).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#89A9BC color codes

HEX	`#89A9BC`
RGB	`rgb(137, 169, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 66.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 27%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 10%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.52, -6.53, -13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.52, 14.84, 243.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.579, 37.324, 53.002)`
Decimal	`9021884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A9BC, 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 #89A9BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A9BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #89A9BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a9bc; }
.text { color: #89a9bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a9bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 169 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a9bc, #898fbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #89A9BC?: #89A9BC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A9BC?: The RGB value is 137, 169, 188: 137 red, 169 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A9BC?: The complementary color is #BC9C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A9BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.