What color is #897548?

#897548 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897548?

The RGB value is 137, 117, 72: 137 red, 117 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897548?

The complementary color is #485C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897548?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897548 color

#897548 rgb(137, 117, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #897548 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.9% green and 28.2% blue (137, 117, 72).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 31% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 47% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#897548 color codes

HEX	`#897548`
RGB	`rgb(137, 117, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.9%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 31%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 47%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 47%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, 1.37, 27.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 27.67, 87.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.848, 18.51, 8.762)`
Decimal	`9008456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897548, 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 #897548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #897548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897548; }
.text { color: #897548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 117 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897548, #7c8948); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #897548?: #897548 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897548?: The RGB value is 137, 117, 72: 137 red, 117 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897548?: The complementary color is #485C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897548?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.