What color is #89797B?

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

What is the RGB value of #89797B?

The RGB value is 137, 121, 123: 137 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89797B?

The complementary color is #798987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89797B?

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.

#89797B color

#89797B rgb(137, 121, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89797B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 47.5% green and 48.2% blue (137, 121, 123).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#89797B color codes

HEX	`#89797B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 121, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 47.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.31, 6.51, 1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.31, 6.62, 10.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.729, 20.424, 21.585)`
Decimal	`9009531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#89797B 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 #89797B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89797b; }
.text { color: #89797b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89797b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 121 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89797b, #897f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #89797B?: #89797B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89797B?: The RGB value is 137, 121, 123: 137 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89797B?: The complementary color is #798987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89797B?: 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.