Recognised as Colour
#897F78
- #897F78
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#897F78 is a grey with RGB values 137, 127, 120 and HSL 25°, 7%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#897F78#897F78
HEX#897F78
RGBrgb(137, 127, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.498, 0.4706
RGB percentages53.7%, 49.8%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(24.7, 6.7%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.7, 12.4%, 53.7%)
CMYK0%, 7.3%, 12.4%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,011,064
CSS custom property--colour: #897F78;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#768087
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#788289
Analogous#89787A, #898878
Triadic#78897F, #7F7889
Split complementary#788988, #787989
Tetradic#798978, #788289, #887889
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R137
G127
B120
Red137 (53.7%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue24.71°
Saturation (HSL)6.72%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 89 · G 7F · B 78
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