What color is #897B7B?

#897B7B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897B7B?

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

What is the complementary color of #897B7B?

The complementary color is #7B8989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897B7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897B7B color

#897B7B rgb(137, 123, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897B7B is a gray.

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

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

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#897B7B color codes

HEX	`#897B7B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 123, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 48.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 10%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.86, 5.35, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.86, 5.7, 20.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.974, 20.915, 21.667)`
Decimal	`9010043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897B7B, 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 #897B7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897B7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #897B7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897b7b; }
.text { color: #897b7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897b7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 123 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897b7b, #89827b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #897B7B?: #897B7B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897B7B?: The RGB value is 137, 123, 123: 137 red, 123 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897B7B?: The complementary color is #7B8989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897B7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.