What color is #89837D?

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

What is the RGB value of #89837D?

The RGB value is 137, 131, 125: 137 red, 131 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89837D?

The complementary color is #7D8389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89837D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89837D color

#89837D rgb(137, 131, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89837D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.4% green and 49% blue (137, 131, 125).

Its hue angle is 30°, 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 5.61:1).

#89837D color codes

HEX	`#89837D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 131, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.11, 1.13, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.11, 4.2, 74.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.134, 23.032, 22.678)`
Decimal	`9012093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89837D, 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 #89837D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89837D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #89837D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89837d; }
.text { color: #89837d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89837d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 131 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89837d, #89897d); }

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Questions

What color is #89837D?: #89837D is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89837D?: The RGB value is 137, 131, 125: 137 red, 131 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89837D?: The complementary color is #7D8389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89837D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.