What color is #897688?

#897688 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897688?

The RGB value is 137, 118, 136: 137 red, 118 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897688?

The complementary color is #768977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897688 color

#897688 rgb(137, 118, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897688 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 46.3% green and 53.3% blue (137, 118, 136).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#897688 color codes

HEX	`#897688`
RGB	`rgb(137, 118, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 46.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, 10.75, -7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 12.87, 326.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.238, 20.053, 26.04)`
Decimal	`9008776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897688, 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 #897688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #897688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897688; }
.text { color: #897688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 118 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897688, #89767f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #897688?: #897688 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897688?: The RGB value is 137, 118, 136: 137 red, 118 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897688?: The complementary color is #768977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.