What color is #896F74?

#896F74 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896F74?

The RGB value is 137, 111, 116: 137 red, 111 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896F74?

The complementary color is #6F8984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896F74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896F74 color

#896F74 rgb(137, 111, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #896F74 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 43.5% green and 45.5% blue (137, 111, 116).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#896F74 color codes

HEX	`#896F74`
RGB	`rgb(137, 111, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 43.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 19%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.43, 11.09, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.43, 11.15, 5.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.153, 17.949, 18.975)`
Decimal	`9006964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896F74, 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 #896F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #896F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896f74; }
.text { color: #896f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 111 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896f74, #89776f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #896F74?: #896F74 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896F74?: The RGB value is 137, 111, 116: 137 red, 111 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896F74?: The complementary color is #6F8984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896F74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.