What color is #896B6C?

#896B6C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896B6C?

The RGB value is 137, 107, 108: 137 red, 107 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896B6C?

The complementary color is #6B8988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896B6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896B6C color

#896B6C rgb(137, 107, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #896B6C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 42% green and 42.4% blue (137, 107, 108).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 21% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#896B6C color codes

HEX	`#896B6C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 107, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 42%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 21%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.16, 12.09, 4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.16, 12.74, 18.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.281, 16.917, 16.487)`
Decimal	`9005932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896B6C, 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 #896B6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896B6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #896B6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896b6c; }
.text { color: #896b6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896b6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 107 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896b6c, #89796b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #896B6C?: #896B6C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896B6C?: The RGB value is 137, 107, 108: 137 red, 107 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896B6C?: The complementary color is #6B8988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896B6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.