What color is #897475?

#897475 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897475?

The RGB value is 137, 116, 117: 137 red, 116 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897475?

The complementary color is #748988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897475?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897475 color

#897475 rgb(137, 116, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897475 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.5% green and 45.9% blue (137, 116, 117).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#897475 color codes

HEX	`#897475`
RGB	`rgb(137, 116, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.8, 8.35, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.8, 8.71, 16.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.773, 19.094, 19.47)`
Decimal	`9008245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897475, 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 #897475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #897475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897475; }
.text { color: #897475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 116 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897475, #897e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #897475?: #897475 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897475?: The RGB value is 137, 116, 117: 137 red, 116 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897475?: The complementary color is #748988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897475?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.