What color is #89AABC?

#89AABC 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 #89AABC?

The RGB value is 137, 170, 188: 137 red, 170 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89AABC?

The complementary color is #BC9B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89AABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89AABC color

#89AABC rgb(137, 170, 188)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 66.7% green and 73.7% blue (137, 170, 188).

Its hue angle is 201°, 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#89AABC color codes

HEX	`#89AABC`
RGB	`rgb(137, 170, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 66.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 27%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 10%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.8, -7.07, -12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.8, 14.72, 241.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.766, 37.697, 53.064)`
Decimal	`9022140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89AABC, 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 #89AABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89AABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #89AABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89aabc; }
.text { color: #89aabc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89aabc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 170 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89aabc, #8990bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #89AABC?: #89AABC 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 #89AABC?: The RGB value is 137, 170, 188: 137 red, 170 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89AABC?: The complementary color is #BC9B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89AABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.