What color is #89707D?

#89707D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89707D?

The RGB value is 137, 112, 125: 137 red, 112 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89707D?

The complementary color is #70897C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89707D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89707D color

#89707D rgb(137, 112, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89707D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 43.9% green and 49% blue (137, 112, 125).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#89707D color codes

HEX	`#89707D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 112, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 43.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, 12.14, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 12.62, 344.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.812, 18.388, 21.904)`
Decimal	`9007229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89707D, 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 #89707D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89707D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #89707D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89707d; }
.text { color: #89707d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89707d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 112 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89707d, #897071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #89707D?: #89707D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89707D?: The RGB value is 137, 112, 125: 137 red, 112 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89707D?: The complementary color is #70897C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89707D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.