What color is #896161?

#896161 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896161?

The RGB value is 137, 97, 97: 137 red, 97 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896161?

The complementary color is #618989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896161?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896161 color

#896161 rgb(137, 97, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #896161 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 38% green and 38% blue (137, 97, 97).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 29% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#896161 color codes

HEX	`#896161`
RGB	`rgb(137, 97, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 38%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 29%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.26, 16.25, 6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.26, 17.49, 21.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.749, 14.732, 13.268)`
Decimal	`9003361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896161, 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 #896161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	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 #896161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896161; }
.text { color: #896161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 97 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896161, #897561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #896161?: #896161 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896161?: The RGB value is 137, 97, 97: 137 red, 97 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896161?: The complementary color is #618989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896161?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.