What color is #89917E?

#89917E is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89917E?

The RGB value is 137, 145, 126: 137 red, 145 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89917E?

The complementary color is #867E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89917E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89917E color

#89917E rgb(137, 145, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89917E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.9% green and 49.4% blue (137, 145, 126).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#89917E color codes

HEX	`#89917E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 145, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.04, -6.53, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.04, 11.2, 125.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.207, 27.075, 23.685)`
Decimal	`9015678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89917E, 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 #89917E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89917E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #89917E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89917e; }
.text { color: #89917e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89917e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 145 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89917e, #7f917e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #89917E?: #89917E is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89917E?: The RGB value is 137, 145, 126: 137 red, 145 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89917E?: The complementary color is #867E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89917E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.