What color is #896E77?

#896E77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896E77?

The RGB value is 137, 110, 119: 137 red, 110 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896E77?

The complementary color is #6E8980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896E77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896E77 color

#896E77 rgb(137, 110, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #896E77 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 43.1% green and 46.7% blue (137, 110, 119).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 13% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#896E77 color codes

HEX	`#896E77`
RGB	`rgb(137, 110, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 43.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.26, 12.21, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.26, 12.25, 355.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.222, 17.803, 19.873)`
Decimal	`9006711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896E77, 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 #896E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	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 #896E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896e77; }
.text { color: #896e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 110 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896e77, #89736e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #896E77?: #896E77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896E77?: The RGB value is 137, 110, 119: 137 red, 110 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896E77?: The complementary color is #6E8980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896E77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.