What color is #897F83?

#897F83 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897F83?

The RGB value is 137, 127, 131: 137 red, 127 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897F83?

The complementary color is #7F8985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897F83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897F83 color

#897F83 rgb(137, 127, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897F83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49.8% green and 51.4% blue (137, 127, 131).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#897F83 color codes

HEX	`#897F83`
RGB	`rgb(137, 127, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, 4.54, -0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 4.61, 350.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.002, 22.136, 24.582)`
Decimal	`9011075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897F83, 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 #897F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #897F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897f83; }
.text { color: #897f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 127 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897f83, #89807f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #897F83?: #897F83 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897F83?: The RGB value is 137, 127, 131: 137 red, 127 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897F83?: The complementary color is #7F8985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897F83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.