What color is #896B6E?

#896B6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896B6E?

The RGB value is 137, 107, 110: 137 red, 107 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896B6E?

The complementary color is #6B8986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896B6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896B6E color

#896B6E rgb(137, 107, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #896B6E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 42% green and 43.1% blue (137, 107, 110).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 20% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#896B6E color codes

HEX	`#896B6E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 107, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 42%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.21, 12.42, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.21, 12.75, 13.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.389, 16.96, 17.054)`
Decimal	`9005934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896B6E, 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 #896B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #896B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896b6e; }
.text { color: #896b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 107 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896b6e, #89776b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #896B6E?: #896B6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896B6E?: The RGB value is 137, 107, 110: 137 red, 107 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896B6E?: The complementary color is #6B8986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896B6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.