What color is #897262?

#897262 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897262?

The RGB value is 137, 114, 98: 137 red, 114 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897262?

The complementary color is #627989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897262?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897262 color

#897262 rgb(137, 114, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #897262 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 44.7% green and 38.4% blue (137, 114, 98).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 28% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#897262 color codes

HEX	`#897262`
RGB	`rgb(137, 114, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 44.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 28%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.78, 6.43, 12.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.78, 13.83, 62.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.539, 18.236, 14.096)`
Decimal	`9007714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897262, 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 #897262	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#897262 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #897262 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897262; }
.text { color: #897262; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897262; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 114 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897262, #898662); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #897262?: #897262 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897262?: The RGB value is 137, 114, 98: 137 red, 114 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897262?: The complementary color is #627989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897262?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.