What color is #896B70?

#896B70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896B70?

The RGB value is 137, 107, 112: 137 red, 107 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896B70?

The complementary color is #6B8984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896B70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896B70 color

#896B70 rgb(137, 107, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #896B70 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 42% green and 43.9% blue (137, 107, 112).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#896B70 color codes

HEX	`#896B70`
RGB	`rgb(137, 107, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 42%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.27, 12.75, 1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.27, 12.88, 7.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.499, 17.004, 17.634)`
Decimal	`9005936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896B70, 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 #896B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #896B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896b70; }
.text { color: #896b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 107 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896b70, #89756b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #896B70?: #896B70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896B70?: The RGB value is 137, 107, 112: 137 red, 107 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896B70?: The complementary color is #6B8984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896B70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.