What color is #896C74?

#896C74 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896C74?

The RGB value is 137, 108, 116: 137 red, 108 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896C74?

The complementary color is #6C8981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896C74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896C74 color

#896C74 rgb(137, 108, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #896C74 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 42.4% green and 45.5% blue (137, 108, 116).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#896C74 color codes

HEX	`#896C74`
RGB	`rgb(137, 108, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 42.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 21%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.64, 12.86, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.64, 12.86, 359.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.831, 17.305, 18.868)`
Decimal	`9006196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896C74, 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 #896C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #896C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896c74; }
.text { color: #896c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 108 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896c74, #89726c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #896C74?: #896C74 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896C74?: The RGB value is 137, 108, 116: 137 red, 108 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896C74?: The complementary color is #6C8981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896C74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.