What color is #897B66?

#897B66 is a grayish orange known as Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Home Brew?

The RGB value is 137, 123, 102: 137 red, 123 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Home Brew?

The complementary color is #667489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897B66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Home Brew color: hex code #897B66

#897B66 rgb(137, 123, 102)

Shades of brown

Home Brew has the hex code #897B66. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 48.2% green and 40% blue (137, 123, 102).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 26% yellow and 46% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

Home Brew (#897B66) color codes

HEX	`#897B66`
RGB	`rgb(137, 123, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 48.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.34, 1.84, 13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.34, 13.58, 82.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.798, 20.444, 15.471)`
Decimal	`9010022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Home Brew, 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 #897B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #897B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897b66; }
.text { color: #897b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 123 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897b66, #858966); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

See #897B66 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #897B66?: #897B66 is a grayish orange known as Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Home Brew?: The RGB value is 137, 123, 102: 137 red, 123 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Home Brew?: The complementary color is #667489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897B66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.