What color is #898378?

#898378 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898378?

The RGB value is 137, 131, 120: 137 red, 131 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898378?

The complementary color is #787E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898378?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898378 color

#898378 rgb(137, 131, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898378 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.4% green and 47.1% blue (137, 131, 120).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#898378 color codes

HEX	`#898378`
RGB	`rgb(137, 131, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.98, 0.23, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.98, 6.76, 88.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.823, 22.907, 21.038)`
Decimal	`9012088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898378, 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 #898378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #898378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898378; }
.text { color: #898378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 131 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898378, #878978); }

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Questions

What color is #898378?: #898378 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898378?: The RGB value is 137, 131, 120: 137 red, 131 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898378?: The complementary color is #787E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898378?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.