What color is #897877?

#897877 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897877?

The RGB value is 137, 120, 119: 137 red, 120 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897877?

The complementary color is #778889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897877 color

#897877 rgb(137, 120, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897877 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 47.1% green and 46.7% blue (137, 120, 119).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#897877 color codes

HEX	`#897877`
RGB	`rgb(137, 120, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 47.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 13%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.93, 6.37, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.93, 7.03, 24.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.363, 20.084, 20.253)`
Decimal	`9009271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897877, 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 #897877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #897877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897877; }
.text { color: #897877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 120 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897877, #898177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #897877?: #897877 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897877?: The RGB value is 137, 120, 119: 137 red, 120 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897877?: The complementary color is #778889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.