What color is #89797A?

#89797A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89797A?

The RGB value is 137, 121, 122: 137 red, 121 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89797A?

The complementary color is #798988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89797A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89797A color

#89797A rgb(137, 121, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89797A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 47.5% green and 47.8% blue (137, 121, 122).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#89797A color codes

HEX	`#89797A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 121, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 47.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.28, 6.33, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.28, 6.56, 15.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.666, 20.399, 21.257)`
Decimal	`9009530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89797A, 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 #89797A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89797A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #89797A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89797a; }
.text { color: #89797a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89797a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 121 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89797a, #898079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #89797A?: #89797A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89797A?: The RGB value is 137, 121, 122: 137 red, 121 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89797A?: The complementary color is #798988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89797A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.