What color is #897469?

#897469 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897469?

The RGB value is 137, 116, 105: 137 red, 116 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897469?

The complementary color is #697E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897469?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897469 color

#897469 rgb(137, 116, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897469 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.5% green and 41.2% blue (137, 116, 105).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#897469 color codes

HEX	`#897469`
RGB	`rgb(137, 116, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 23%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.49, 6.34, 9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.49, 11.11, 55.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.112, 18.83, 15.99)`
Decimal	`9008233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897469, 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 #897469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #897469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897469; }
.text { color: #897469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 116 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897469, #898469); }

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Questions

What color is #897469?: #897469 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897469?: The RGB value is 137, 116, 105: 137 red, 116 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897469?: The complementary color is #697E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897469?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.