What color is #897588?

#897588 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897588?

The RGB value is 137, 117, 136: 137 red, 117 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897588?

The complementary color is #758976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897588?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897588 color

#897588 rgb(137, 117, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897588 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.9% green and 53.3% blue (137, 117, 136).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#897588 color codes

HEX	`#897588`
RGB	`rgb(137, 117, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, 11.34, -7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 13.58, 326.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.121, 19.819, 26.001)`
Decimal	`9008520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897588, 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 #897588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897588 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #897588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897588; }
.text { color: #897588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 117 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897588, #89757e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #897588?: #897588 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897588?: The RGB value is 137, 117, 136: 137 red, 117 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897588?: The complementary color is #758976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897588?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.