What color is #89777E?

#89777E is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89777E?

The RGB value is 137, 119, 126: 137 red, 119 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89777E?

The complementary color is #778982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89777E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89777E color

#89777E rgb(137, 119, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89777E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 46.7% green and 49.4% blue (137, 119, 126).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#89777E color codes

HEX	`#89777E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 119, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 46.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 13%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, 8.23, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 8.33, 351.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.679, 20.019, 22.509)`
Decimal	`9009022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89777E, 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 #89777E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89777E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #89777E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89777e; }
.text { color: #89777e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89777e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 119 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89777e, #897977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #89777E?: #89777E is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89777E?: The RGB value is 137, 119, 126: 137 red, 119 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89777E?: The complementary color is #778982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89777E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.