What color is #898079?

#898079 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898079?

The RGB value is 137, 128, 121: 137 red, 128 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898079?

The complementary color is #798289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898079?

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.

#898079 color

#898079 rgb(137, 128, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898079 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.2% green and 47.5% blue (137, 128, 121).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#898079 color codes

HEX	`#898079`
RGB	`rgb(137, 128, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, 2.12, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 5.45, 67.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.487, 22.137, 21.227)`
Decimal	`9011321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898079, 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 #898079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898079 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 #898079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898079; }
.text { color: #898079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 128 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898079, #898879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #898079?: #898079 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898079?: The RGB value is 137, 128, 121: 137 red, 128 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898079?: The complementary color is #798289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898079?: 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.