Information about #8899AE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8899AE is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 153, 174) — 53.3% red, 60% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 8 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned steel-blue azure, #8899AE has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ashley Blue (#8699AB). Slightly further away sit Tiebreaker (#8E97AB) and Bali Hai (#849CA9).

The recipe behind #8899AE is rgb(136, 153, 174), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8899AE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8899AE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8899AE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8899AE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8899AE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8899AE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#8899AE 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
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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
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#ADAE89
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#AE8B89
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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
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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
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#9AAE89
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#9D89AE
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#AE89AD
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#89AE8B
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Nearest named colors to #8899AE

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

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

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

Grayish Cerulean color link
Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Grayish Azure color link
Grayish Azure

#7D93A8

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

#8899AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8899AE
  • RGB136, 153, 174
  • CMYK15, 8, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(136, 153, 174)
  • HSL213°, 19%, 61%
  • HSL Precise213.158°, 19%, 60.784%
  • HSV213°, 22%, 68%
  • HSB213°, 22%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.600, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.600, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.600, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8899AE
  • DECIMAL ID8952238
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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