What color is #897374?

#897374 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897374?

The RGB value is 137, 115, 116: 137 red, 115 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897374?

The complementary color is #738988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897374?

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

#897374 color

#897374 rgb(137, 115, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897374 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.1% green and 45.5% blue (137, 115, 116).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#897374 color codes

HEX	`#897374`
RGB	`rgb(137, 115, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.5, 8.75, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.5, 9.15, 16.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.6, 18.841, 19.124)`
Decimal	`9007988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897374, 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 #897374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #897374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897374; }
.text { color: #897374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 115 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897374, #897d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #897374?: #897374 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897374?: The RGB value is 137, 115, 116: 137 red, 115 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897374?: The complementary color is #738988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.