What color is #89978E?

#89978E is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89978E?

The RGB value is 137, 151, 142: 137 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89978E?

The complementary color is #978992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89978E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89978E color

#89978E rgb(137, 151, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89978E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 59.2% green and 55.7% blue (137, 151, 142).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#89978E color codes

HEX	`#89978E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 151, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 59.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.14, -6.81, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.14, 7.46, 156.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.265, 29.404, 29.878)`
Decimal	`9017230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89978E, 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 #89978E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89978E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #89978E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89978e; }
.text { color: #89978e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89978e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 151 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89978e, #899795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #89978E?: #89978E is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89978E?: The RGB value is 137, 151, 142: 137 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89978E?: The complementary color is #978992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89978E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.