What color is #897343?

#897343 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897343?

The RGB value is 137, 115, 67: 137 red, 115 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897343?

The complementary color is #435989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897343?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897343 color

#897343 rgb(137, 115, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #897343 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.1% green and 26.3% blue (137, 115, 67).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 34% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 51% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#897343 color codes

HEX	`#897343`
RGB	`rgb(137, 115, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 34%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 51%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 51%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, 2, 29.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 29.68, 86.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.461, 17.986, 7.861)`
Decimal	`9007939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897343, 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 #897343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#897343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #897343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897343; }
.text { color: #897343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 115 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897343, #7c8943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #897343?: #897343 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897343?: The RGB value is 137, 115, 67: 137 red, 115 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897343?: The complementary color is #435989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897343?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.