What color is #897468?

#897468 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897468?

The RGB value is 137, 116, 104: 137 red, 116 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897468?

The complementary color is #687D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897468?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897468 color

#897468 rgb(137, 116, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897468 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.5% green and 40.8% blue (137, 116, 104).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 24% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#897468 color codes

HEX	`#897468`
RGB	`rgb(137, 116, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.46, 6.18, 9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.46, 11.48, 57.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.061, 18.809, 15.721)`
Decimal	`9008232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897468, 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 #897468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #897468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897468; }
.text { color: #897468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 116 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897468, #898468); }

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Questions

What color is #897468?: #897468 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897468?: The RGB value is 137, 116, 104: 137 red, 116 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897468?: The complementary color is #687D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897468?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.