What color is #897079?

#897079 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897079?

The RGB value is 137, 112, 121: 137 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897079?

The complementary color is #708980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897079 color

#897079 rgb(137, 112, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897079 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 43.9% green and 47.5% blue (137, 112, 121).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#897079 color codes

HEX	`#897079`
RGB	`rgb(137, 112, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 43.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.84, 11.4, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.84, 11.47, 353.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.562, 18.288, 20.585)`
Decimal	`9007225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897079, 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 #897079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#897079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #897079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897079; }
.text { color: #897079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 112 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897079, #897370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #897079?: #897079 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897079?: The RGB value is 137, 112, 121: 137 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897079?: The complementary color is #708980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.