Information about #889BAB color

#889BAB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #889BAB is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 155, 171) — 53.3% red, 60.8% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 6 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted azure, #889BAB floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ashley Blue (#8699AB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bali Hai (#849CA9) and Bluey Grey (#89A0B0).

In RGB terms — rgb(136, 155, 171) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #889BAB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #889BAB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#889BAB color variations

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#889BAB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #889BAB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

#889BAB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#889BAB
  • RGB136, 155, 171
  • CMYK14, 6, 0, 33
  • HSL207°, 17%, 60%
  • HSL Precise207.429°, 17.241%, 60.196%
  • HSV207°, 20%, 67%
  • HSB207°, 20%, 67%
  • HEX ID889BAB
  • DECIMAL ID8952747
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
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