What color is #897178?

#897178 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897178?

The RGB value is 137, 113, 120: 137 red, 113 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897178?

The complementary color is #718982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897178 color

#897178 rgb(137, 113, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897178 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 44.3% green and 47.1% blue (137, 113, 120).

Its hue angle is 343°, 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 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#897178 color codes

HEX	`#897178`
RGB	`rgb(137, 113, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 44.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.08, 10.63, -0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.08, 10.64, 358.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.612, 18.485, 20.301)`
Decimal	`9007480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897178, 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 #897178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #897178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897178; }
.text { color: #897178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 113 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897178, #897671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #897178?: #897178 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897178?: The RGB value is 137, 113, 120: 137 red, 113 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897178?: The complementary color is #718982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.