What color is #896865?

#896865 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 #896865?

The RGB value is 137, 104, 101: 137 red, 104 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896865?

The complementary color is #658689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896865?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896865 color

#896865 rgb(137, 104, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #896865 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 40.8% green and 39.6% blue (137, 104, 101).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 26% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#896865 color codes

HEX	`#896865`
RGB	`rgb(137, 104, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 40.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 26%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.18, 12.74, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.18, 14.44, 28.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.616, 16.159, 14.501)`
Decimal	`9005157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896865, 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 #896865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #896865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896865; }
.text { color: #896865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 104 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896865, #897a65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #896865?: #896865 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 #896865?: The RGB value is 137, 104, 101: 137 red, 104 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896865?: The complementary color is #658689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896865?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.