What color is #89778A?

#89778A is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89778A?

The RGB value is 137, 119, 138: 137 red, 119 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89778A?

The complementary color is #788A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89778A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89778A color

#89778A rgb(137, 119, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #89778A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 46.7% green and 54.1% blue (137, 119, 138).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#89778A color codes

HEX	`#89778A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 119, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 46.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 14%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.23, 10.57, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.23, 13.11, 323.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.5, 20.347, 26.835)`
Decimal	`9009034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89778A, 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 #89778A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89778A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #89778A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89778a; }
.text { color: #89778a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89778a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 119 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89778a, #8a7782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #89778A?: #89778A is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89778A?: The RGB value is 137, 119, 138: 137 red, 119 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89778A?: The complementary color is #788A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89778A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.