What color is #89837F?

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

What is the RGB value of #89837F?

The RGB value is 137, 131, 127: 137 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89837F?

The complementary color is #7F8589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89837F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89837F color

#89837F rgb(137, 131, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89837F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.4% green and 49.8% blue (137, 131, 127).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% 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 5.62:1).

#89837F color codes

HEX	`#89837F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 131, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.16, 1.5, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.16, 3.32, 63.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.263, 23.083, 23.357)`
Decimal	`9012095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89837F, 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 #89837F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89837F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #89837F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89837f; }
.text { color: #89837f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89837f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 131 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89837f, #89887f); }

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Questions

What color is #89837F?: #89837F is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89837F?: The RGB value is 137, 131, 127: 137 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89837F?: The complementary color is #7F8589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89837F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.