What color is #89837C?

#89837C is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89837C?

The RGB value is 137, 131, 124: 137 red, 131 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89837C?

The complementary color is #7C8289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89837C?

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.

#89837C color

#89837C rgb(137, 131, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89837C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.4% green and 48.6% blue (137, 131, 124).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#89837C color codes

HEX	`#89837C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 131, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.08, 0.95, 4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.08, 4.68, 78.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.071, 23.006, 22.343)`
Decimal	`9012092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89837C, 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 #89837C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89837C 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 #89837C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89837c; }
.text { color: #89837c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89837c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 131 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89837c, #89897c); }

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Questions

What color is #89837C?: #89837C is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89837C?: The RGB value is 137, 131, 124: 137 red, 131 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89837C?: The complementary color is #7C8289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89837C?: 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.