What color is #89857C?

#89857C is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89857C?

The RGB value is 137, 133, 124: 137 red, 133 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89857C?

The complementary color is #7C8089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89857C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89857C color

#89857C rgb(137, 133, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89857C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.2% green and 48.6% blue (137, 133, 124).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#89857C color codes

HEX	`#89857C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 133, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.63, -0.19, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.63, 5.38, 92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.342, 23.549, 22.433)`
Decimal	`9012604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89857C, 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 #89857C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89857C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #89857C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89857c; }
.text { color: #89857c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89857c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 133 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89857c, #86897c); }

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Questions

What color is #89857C?: #89857C is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89857C?: The RGB value is 137, 133, 124: 137 red, 133 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89857C?: The complementary color is #7C8089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89857C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.