What color is #897D91?

#897D91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897D91?

The RGB value is 137, 125, 145: 137 red, 125 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897D91?

The complementary color is #85917D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897D91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897D91 color

#897D91 rgb(137, 125, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897D91 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49% green and 56.9% blue (137, 125, 145).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#897D91 color codes

HEX	`#897D91`
RGB	`rgb(137, 125, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.06, 8.51, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.06, 12.47, 313.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.76, 22.03, 29.836)`
Decimal	`9010577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897D91, 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 #897D91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897D91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #897D91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897d91; }
.text { color: #897d91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897d91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 125 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897d91, #917d8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #897D91?: #897D91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897D91?: The RGB value is 137, 125, 145: 137 red, 125 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897D91?: The complementary color is #85917D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897D91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.