What color is #898197?

#898197 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 #898197?

The RGB value is 137, 129, 151: 137 red, 129 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898197?

The complementary color is #8F9781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898197 color

#898197 rgb(137, 129, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #898197 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.6% green and 59.2% blue (137, 129, 151).

Its hue angle is 262°, 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 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#898197 color codes

HEX	`#898197`
RGB	`rgb(137, 129, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.33, 7.47, -10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.33, 13.04, 304.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.752, 23.253, 32.509)`
Decimal	`9011607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898197, 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 #898197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #898197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898197; }
.text { color: #898197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 129 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898197, #948197); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #898197?: #898197 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 #898197?: The RGB value is 137, 129, 151: 137 red, 129 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898197?: The complementary color is #8F9781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.