What color is #897876?

#897876 is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897876?

The RGB value is 137, 120, 118: 137 red, 120 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897876?

The complementary color is #768789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897876?

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.

#897876 color

#897876 rgb(137, 120, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897876 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 47.1% green and 46.3% blue (137, 120, 118).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#897876 color codes

HEX	`#897876`
RGB	`rgb(137, 120, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 47.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, 6.2, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 7.12, 29.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.303, 20.06, 19.938)`
Decimal	`9009270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897876, 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 #897876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897876 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 #897876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897876; }
.text { color: #897876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 120 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897876, #898276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #897876?: #897876 is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897876?: The RGB value is 137, 120, 118: 137 red, 120 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897876?: The complementary color is #768789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897876?: 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.