What color is #896763?

#896763 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896763?

The RGB value is 137, 103, 99: 137 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896763?

The complementary color is #638589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896763?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896763 color

#896763 rgb(137, 103, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #896763 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 40.4% green and 38.8% blue (137, 103, 99).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 28% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#896763 color codes

HEX	`#896763`
RGB	`rgb(137, 103, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 40.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.87, 13.02, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.87, 15.05, 30.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.419, 15.921, 13.957)`
Decimal	`9004899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896763, 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 #896763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #896763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896763; }
.text { color: #896763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 103 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896763, #897a63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #896763?: #896763 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896763?: The RGB value is 137, 103, 99: 137 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896763?: The complementary color is #638589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896763?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.