What color is #896866?

#896866 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 #896866?

The RGB value is 137, 104, 102: 137 red, 104 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896866?

The complementary color is #668789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896866?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896866 color

#896866 rgb(137, 104, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #896866 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 40.8% green and 40% blue (137, 104, 102).

Its hue angle is 3°, 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 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#896866 color codes

HEX	`#896866`
RGB	`rgb(137, 104, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 40.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 26%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.21, 12.89, 6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.21, 14.32, 25.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.665, 16.179, 14.76)`
Decimal	`9005158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896866, 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 #896866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #896866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896866; }
.text { color: #896866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 104 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896866, #897a66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #896866?: #896866 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 #896866?: The RGB value is 137, 104, 102: 137 red, 104 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896866?: The complementary color is #668789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896866?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.