What color is #89878F?

#89878F is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89878F?

The RGB value is 137, 135, 143: 137 red, 135 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89878F?

The complementary color is #8D8F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89878F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89878F color

#89878F rgb(137, 135, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89878F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.9% green and 56.1% blue (137, 135, 143).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#89878F color codes

HEX	`#89878F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 135, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.71, 2.34, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.71, 4.64, 300.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.938, 24.629, 29.474)`
Decimal	`9013135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89878F, 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 #89878F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89878F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #89878F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89878f; }
.text { color: #89878f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89878f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 135 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89878f, #8d878f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #89878F?: #89878F is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89878F?: The RGB value is 137, 135, 143: 137 red, 135 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89878F?: The complementary color is #8D8F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89878F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.