What color is #898A77?

#898A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898A77?

The RGB value is 137, 138, 119: 137 red, 138 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898A77?

The complementary color is #78778A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898A77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898A77 color

#898A77 rgb(137, 138, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898A77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 54.1% green and 46.7% blue (137, 138, 119).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#898A77 color codes

HEX	`#898A77`
RGB	`rgb(137, 138, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 54.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.91, -3.88, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.91, 10.79, 111.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.734, 24.827, 21.044)`
Decimal	`9013879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898A77, 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 #898A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #898A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898a77; }
.text { color: #898a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 138 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898a77, #808a77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #898A77?: #898A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898A77?: The RGB value is 137, 138, 119: 137 red, 138 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898A77?: The complementary color is #78778A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898A77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.