What color is #89788B?

#89788B is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89788B?

The RGB value is 137, 120, 139: 137 red, 120 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89788B?

The complementary color is #7A8B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89788B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89788B color

#89788B rgb(137, 120, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89788B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 47.1% green and 54.5% blue (137, 120, 139).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#89788B color codes

HEX	`#89788B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 120, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 47.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 14%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.53, 10.19, -7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.53, 12.89, 322.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.693, 20.616, 27.258)`
Decimal	`9009291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89788B, 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 #89788B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89788B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #89788B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89788b; }
.text { color: #89788b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89788b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 120 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89788b, #8b7884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #89788B?: #89788B is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89788B?: The RGB value is 137, 120, 139: 137 red, 120 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89788B?: The complementary color is #7A8B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89788B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.