What color is #897D8C?

#897D8C is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897D8C?

The RGB value is 137, 125, 140: 137 red, 125 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897D8C?

The complementary color is #808C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897D8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897D8C color

#897D8C rgb(137, 125, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897D8C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49% green and 54.9% blue (137, 125, 140).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#897D8C color codes

HEX	`#897D8C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 125, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.9, 7.48, -6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.9, 9.87, 319.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.383, 21.879, 27.85)`
Decimal	`9010572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897D8C, 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 #897D8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897D8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #897D8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897d8c; }
.text { color: #897d8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897d8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 125 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897d8c, #8c7d88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #897D8C?: #897D8C is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897D8C?: The RGB value is 137, 125, 140: 137 red, 125 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897D8C?: The complementary color is #808C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897D8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.