Information about #897A85 color

#897A85 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#897A85 falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(137, 122, 133) — 53.7% red, 47.8% green, 52.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 2 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#897A85 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Venus (#8B7D82). Slightly further away sit Graceland (#877482) and Rocket Metallic (#8A7F80).

The recipe behind #897A85 is rgb(137, 122, 133), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #897A85: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#897A85 color variations

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#897A85 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #897A85

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Teravenumar color link
Teravenumar

#838181

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Purple Grey color link
Purple Grey

#866F85

Granite color link
Granite

#837E7C

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Eighth Felix color link
Eighth Felix

#897C79

#897A85 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#897A85
  • RGB137, 122, 133
  • CMYK0, 6, 2, 46
  • CSSrgb(137, 122, 133)
  • HSL316°, 6%, 51%
  • HSL Precise316°, 5.976%, 50.784%
  • HSV316°, 11%, 54%
  • HSB316°, 11%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.478, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.478, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.478, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID897A85
  • DECIMAL ID9009797
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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