What color is #898076?

#898076 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898076?

The RGB value is 137, 128, 118: 137 red, 128 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898076?

The complementary color is #767F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898076?

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.

#898076 color

#898076 rgb(137, 128, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898076 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.2% green and 46.3% blue (137, 128, 118).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#898076 color codes

HEX	`#898076`
RGB	`rgb(137, 128, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.1, 1.59, 6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.1, 6.84, 76.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.305, 22.065, 20.273)`
Decimal	`9011318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898076, 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 #898076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898076 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 #898076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898076; }
.text { color: #898076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 128 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898076, #898976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #898076?: #898076 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898076?: The RGB value is 137, 128, 118: 137 red, 128 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898076?: The complementary color is #767F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898076?: 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.