What color is #898F7F?

#898F7F is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898F7F?

The RGB value is 137, 143, 127: 137 red, 143 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898F7F?

The complementary color is #857F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898F7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898F7F color

#898F7F rgb(137, 143, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898F7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.1% green and 49.8% blue (137, 143, 127).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#898F7F color codes

HEX	`#898F7F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 143, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.5, -5.25, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.5, 9.37, 124.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.969, 26.496, 23.926)`
Decimal	`9015167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898F7F, 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 #898F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #898F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898f7f; }
.text { color: #898f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 143 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898f7f, #818f7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #898F7F?: #898F7F is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898F7F?: The RGB value is 137, 143, 127: 137 red, 143 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898F7F?: The complementary color is #857F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898F7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.