What color is #897B7F?

#897B7F is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897B7F?

The RGB value is 137, 123, 127: 137 red, 123 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897B7F?

The complementary color is #7B8985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897B7F?

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.

#897B7F color

#897B7F rgb(137, 123, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897B7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 48.2% green and 49.8% blue (137, 123, 127).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#897B7F color codes

HEX	`#897B7F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 123, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 48.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 10%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.97, 6.09, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.97, 6.1, 357.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.23, 21.017, 23.013)`
Decimal	`9010047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897B7F, 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 #897B7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897B7F 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 #897B7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897b7f; }
.text { color: #897b7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897b7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 123 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897b7f, #897e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #897B7F?: #897B7F is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897B7F?: The RGB value is 137, 123, 127: 137 red, 123 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897B7F?: The complementary color is #7B8985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897B7F?: 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.