What color is #896262?

#896262 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 #896262?

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

What is the complementary color of #896262?

The complementary color is #628989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896262?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896262 color

#896262 rgb(137, 98, 98)

Shades of red

The hex color #896262 is a grayish red.

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

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

#896262 color codes

HEX	`#896262`
RGB	`rgb(137, 98, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 38.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 28%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.55, 15.81, 6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.55, 17.01, 21.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.889, 14.937, 13.546)`
Decimal	`9003618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896262, 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 #896262	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896262 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #896262 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896262; }
.text { color: #896262; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896262; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 98 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896262, #897562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #896262?: #896262 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 #896262?: The RGB value is 137, 98, 98: 137 red, 98 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896262?: The complementary color is #628989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896262?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.