What color is #897279?

#897279 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897279?

The RGB value is 137, 114, 121: 137 red, 114 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897279?

The complementary color is #728982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897279 color

#897279 rgb(137, 114, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897279 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 44.7% green and 47.5% blue (137, 114, 121).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#897279 color codes

HEX	`#897279`
RGB	`rgb(137, 114, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 44.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 17%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.37, 10.23, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.37, 10.24, 357.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.785, 18.734, 20.659)`
Decimal	`9007737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897279, 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 #897279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #897279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897279; }
.text { color: #897279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 114 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897279, #897772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #897279?: #897279 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897279?: The RGB value is 137, 114, 121: 137 red, 114 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897279?: The complementary color is #728982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.