What color is #898097?

#898097 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898097?

The RGB value is 137, 128, 151: 137 red, 128 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898097?

The complementary color is #8E9780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898097?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898097 color

#898097 rgb(137, 128, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #898097 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.2% green and 59.2% blue (137, 128, 151).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#898097 color codes

HEX	`#898097`
RGB	`rgb(137, 128, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.06, 8.05, -11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.06, 13.7, 305.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.621, 22.991, 32.465)`
Decimal	`9011351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898097, 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 #898097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #898097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898097; }
.text { color: #898097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 128 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898097, #958097); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #898097?: #898097 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898097?: The RGB value is 137, 128, 151: 137 red, 128 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898097?: The complementary color is #8E9780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898097?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.