What color is #897579?

#897579 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897579?

The RGB value is 137, 117, 121: 137 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897579?

The complementary color is #758985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897579 color

#897579 rgb(137, 117, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897579 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.9% green and 47.5% blue (137, 117, 121).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#897579 color codes

HEX	`#897579`
RGB	`rgb(137, 117, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.18, 8.48, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.18, 8.5, 4.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.129, 19.422, 20.774)`
Decimal	`9008505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897579, 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 #897579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #897579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897579; }
.text { color: #897579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 117 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897579, #897b75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #897579?: #897579 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897579?: The RGB value is 137, 117, 121: 137 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897579?: The complementary color is #758985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.