What color is #897D8E?

#897D8E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897D8E?

The RGB value is 137, 125, 142: 137 red, 125 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897D8E?

The complementary color is #828E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897D8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897D8E color

#897D8E rgb(137, 125, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897D8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49% green and 55.7% blue (137, 125, 142).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#897D8E color codes

HEX	`#897D8E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 125, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 12%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, 7.89, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 10.89, 316.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.532, 21.939, 28.634)`
Decimal	`9010574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897D8E, 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 #897D8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897D8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #897D8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897d8e; }
.text { color: #897d8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897d8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 125 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897d8e, #8e7d8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #897D8E?: #897D8E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897D8E?: The RGB value is 137, 125, 142: 137 red, 125 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897D8E?: The complementary color is #828E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897D8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.