What color is #897F7D?

#897F7D is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897F7D?

The RGB value is 137, 127, 125: 137 red, 127 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897F7D?

The complementary color is #7D8789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897F7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897F7D color

#897F7D rgb(137, 127, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897F7D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49.8% green and 49% blue (137, 127, 125).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#897F7D color codes

HEX	`#897F7D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 127, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, 3.42, 2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 4.2, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.607, 21.978, 22.502)`
Decimal	`9011069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897F7D, 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 #897F7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897F7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #897F7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897f7d; }
.text { color: #897f7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897f7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 127 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897f7d, #89857d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #897F7D?: #897F7D is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897F7D?: The RGB value is 137, 127, 125: 137 red, 127 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897F7D?: The complementary color is #7D8789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897F7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.