What color is #897517?

#897517 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897517?

The RGB value is 137, 117, 23: 137 red, 117 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897517?

The complementary color is #172B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897517?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897517 color

#897517 rgb(137, 117, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #897517 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.9% green and 9% blue (137, 117, 23).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 71% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 83% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Fernweh (#977B2F), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#897517 color codes

HEX	`#897517`
RGB	`rgb(137, 117, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 71%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 83%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 83%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.62, -2.06, 50.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.62, 50.09, 92.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.833, 18.104, 3.418)`
Decimal	`9008407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897517, 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 #897517	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#897517 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #897517 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897517; }
.text { color: #897517; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897517; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 117 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897517, #648917); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #897517?: #897517 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897517?: The RGB value is 137, 117, 23: 137 red, 117 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897517?: The complementary color is #172B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897517?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.