What color is #897F80?

#897F80 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897F80?

The RGB value is 137, 127, 128: 137 red, 127 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897F80?

The complementary color is #7F8988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897F80?

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.

#897F80 color

#897F80 rgb(137, 127, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897F80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49.8% green and 50.2% blue (137, 127, 128).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#897F80 color codes

HEX	`#897F80`
RGB	`rgb(137, 127, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.09, 3.97, 0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.09, 4.06, 11.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.802, 22.056, 23.527)`
Decimal	`9011072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897F80, 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 #897F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897F80 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 #897F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897f80; }
.text { color: #897f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 127 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897f80, #89837f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #897F80?: #897F80 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897F80?: The RGB value is 137, 127, 128: 137 red, 127 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897F80?: The complementary color is #7F8988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897F80?: 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.