What color is #89757C?

#89757C is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89757C?

The RGB value is 137, 117, 124: 137 red, 117 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89757C?

The complementary color is #758982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89757C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89757C color

#89757C rgb(137, 117, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89757C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.9% green and 48.6% blue (137, 117, 124).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#89757C color codes

HEX	`#89757C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 117, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.26, 9.02, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.26, 9.07, 353.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.316, 19.497, 21.758)`
Decimal	`9008508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89757C, 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 #89757C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89757C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #89757C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89757c; }
.text { color: #89757c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89757c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 117 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89757c, #897875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #89757C?: #89757C is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89757C?: The RGB value is 137, 117, 124: 137 red, 117 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89757C?: The complementary color is #758982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89757C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.