What color is #89827B?

#89827B is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89827B?

The RGB value is 137, 130, 123: 137 red, 130 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89827B?

The complementary color is #7B8289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89827B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89827B color

#89827B rgb(137, 130, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89827B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51% green and 48.2% blue (137, 130, 123).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#89827B color codes

HEX	`#89827B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 130, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 10%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.78, 1.34, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.78, 4.91, 74.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.874, 22.714, 21.967)`
Decimal	`9011835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89827B, 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 #89827B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89827B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #89827B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89827b; }
.text { color: #89827b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89827b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 130 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89827b, #89897b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #89827B?: #89827B is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89827B?: The RGB value is 137, 130, 123: 137 red, 130 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89827B?: The complementary color is #7B8289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89827B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.