What color is #89817A?

#89817A is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89817A?

The RGB value is 137, 129, 122: 137 red, 129 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89817A?

The complementary color is #7A8289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89817A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89817A color

#89817A rgb(137, 129, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89817A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.6% green and 47.8% blue (137, 129, 122).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#89817A color codes

HEX	`#89817A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 129, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 11%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.47, 1.73, 4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.47, 5.17, 70.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.679, 22.424, 21.595)`
Decimal	`9011578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89817A, 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 #89817A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89817A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #89817A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89817a; }
.text { color: #89817a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89817a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 129 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89817a, #89887a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #89817A?: #89817A is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89817A?: The RGB value is 137, 129, 122: 137 red, 129 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89817A?: The complementary color is #7A8289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89817A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.