What color is #897E8A?

#897E8A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897E8A?

The RGB value is 137, 126, 138: 137 red, 126 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897E8A?

The complementary color is #7F8A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897E8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897E8A color

#897E8A rgb(137, 126, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897E8A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49.4% green and 54.1% blue (137, 126, 138).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#897E8A color codes

HEX	`#897E8A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 126, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, 6.5, -4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 8.18, 322.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.364, 22.075, 27.123)`
Decimal	`9010826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897E8A, 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 #897E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #897E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897e8a; }
.text { color: #897e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 126 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897e8a, #8a7e85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #897E8A?: #897E8A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897E8A?: The RGB value is 137, 126, 138: 137 red, 126 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897E8A?: The complementary color is #7F8A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897E8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.