What color is #897A88?

#897A88 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897A88?

The RGB value is 137, 122, 136: 137 red, 122 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897A88?

The complementary color is #7A897B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897A88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897A88 color

#897A88 rgb(137, 122, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897A88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 47.8% green and 53.3% blue (137, 122, 136).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#897A88 color codes

HEX	`#897A88`
RGB	`rgb(137, 122, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 47.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 11%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.97, 8.42, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.97, 10.05, 326.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.719, 21.015, 26.2)`
Decimal	`9009800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897A88, 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 #897A88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897A88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #897A88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897a88; }
.text { color: #897a88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897a88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 122 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897a88, #897a81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #897A88?: #897A88 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897A88?: The RGB value is 137, 122, 136: 137 red, 122 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897A88?: The complementary color is #7A897B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897A88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.