What color is #896468?

#896468 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 #896468?

The RGB value is 137, 100, 104: 137 red, 100 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896468?

The complementary color is #648985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896468?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896468 color

#896468 rgb(137, 100, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #896468 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 39.2% green and 40.8% blue (137, 100, 104).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 24% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#896468 color codes

HEX	`#896468`
RGB	`rgb(137, 100, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 39.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 27%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 24%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.22, 15.56, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.22, 15.98, 13.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.373, 15.433, 15.158)`
Decimal	`9004136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896468, 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 #896468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #896468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896468; }
.text { color: #896468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 100 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896468, #897264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #896468?: #896468 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 #896468?: The RGB value is 137, 100, 104: 137 red, 100 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896468?: The complementary color is #648985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896468?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.