What color is #897C91?

#897C91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897C91?

The RGB value is 137, 124, 145: 137 red, 124 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897C91?

The complementary color is #84917C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897C91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897C91 color

#897C91 rgb(137, 124, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897C91 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 48.6% green and 56.9% blue (137, 124, 145).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#897C91 color codes

HEX	`#897C91`
RGB	`rgb(137, 124, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 48.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.79, 9.09, -9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.79, 13.16, 313.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.634, 21.778, 29.794)`
Decimal	`9010321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897C91, 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 #897C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #897C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897c91; }
.text { color: #897c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 124 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897c91, #917c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #897C91?: #897C91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897C91?: The RGB value is 137, 124, 145: 137 red, 124 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897C91?: The complementary color is #84917C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897C91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.