What color is #896863?

#896863 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896863?

The RGB value is 137, 104, 99: 137 red, 104 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896863?

The complementary color is #638489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896863?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896863 color

#896863 rgb(137, 104, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #896863 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 40.8% green and 38.8% blue (137, 104, 99).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 28% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bliss (#7F6054), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#896863 color codes

HEX	`#896863`
RGB	`rgb(137, 104, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 40.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 28%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.13, 12.43, 7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.13, 14.74, 32.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.519, 16.121, 13.991)`
Decimal	`9005155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896863, 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 #896863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #896863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896863; }
.text { color: #896863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 104 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896863, #897b63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #896863?: #896863 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896863?: The RGB value is 137, 104, 99: 137 red, 104 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896863?: The complementary color is #638489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896863?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.