What color is #896261?

#896261 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 #896261?

The RGB value is 137, 98, 97: 137 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896261?

The complementary color is #618889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896261 color

#896261 rgb(137, 98, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #896261 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 38.4% green and 38% blue (137, 98, 97).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% 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 5.27:1).

#896261 color codes

HEX	`#896261`
RGB	`rgb(137, 98, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 38.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 29%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.52, 15.66, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.52, 17.09, 23.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.842, 14.918, 13.299)`
Decimal	`9003617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896261, 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 #896261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #896261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896261; }
.text { color: #896261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 98 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896261, #897661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #896261?: #896261 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 #896261?: The RGB value is 137, 98, 97: 137 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896261?: The complementary color is #618889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.