What color is #897682?

#897682 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897682?

The RGB value is 137, 118, 130: 137 red, 118 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897682?

The complementary color is #76897D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897682?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897682 color

#897682 rgb(137, 118, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897682 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 46.3% green and 51% blue (137, 118, 130).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#897682 color codes

HEX	`#897682`
RGB	`rgb(137, 118, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 46.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.71, 9.57, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.71, 10.31, 338.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.824, 19.887, 23.856)`
Decimal	`9008770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897682, 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 #897682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #897682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897682; }
.text { color: #897682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 118 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897682, #897679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #897682?: #897682 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897682?: The RGB value is 137, 118, 130: 137 red, 118 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897682?: The complementary color is #76897D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897682?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.