What color is #897580?

#897580 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897580?

The RGB value is 137, 117, 128: 137 red, 117 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897580?

The complementary color is #75897E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897580 color

#897580 rgb(137, 117, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897580 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.9% green and 50.2% blue (137, 117, 128).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#897580 color codes

HEX	`#897580`
RGB	`rgb(137, 117, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.38, 9.77, -3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.38, 10.26, 342.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.574, 19.6, 23.117)`
Decimal	`9008512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897580, 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 #897580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #897580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897580; }
.text { color: #897580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 117 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897580, #897576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #897580?: #897580 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897580?: The RGB value is 137, 117, 128: 137 red, 117 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897580?: The complementary color is #75897E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.