What color is #897777?

#897777 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897777?

The RGB value is 137, 119, 119: 137 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897777?

The complementary color is #778989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897777 color

#897777 rgb(137, 119, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897777 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 46.7% green and 46.7% blue (137, 119, 119).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#897777 color codes

HEX	`#897777`
RGB	`rgb(137, 119, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 46.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 13%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.66, 6.95, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.66, 7.41, 20.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.243, 19.844, 20.213)`
Decimal	`9009015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897777, 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 #897777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #897777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897777; }
.text { color: #897777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 119 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897777, #898077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #897777?: #897777 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897777?: The RGB value is 137, 119, 119: 137 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897777?: The complementary color is #778989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.