What color is #897570?

#897570 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897570?

The RGB value is 137, 117, 112: 137 red, 117 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897570?

The complementary color is #708489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897570?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897570 color

#897570 rgb(137, 117, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897570 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.9% green and 43.9% blue (137, 117, 112).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 18% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#897570 color codes

HEX	`#897570`
RGB	`rgb(137, 117, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 18%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.93, 6.9, 5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.93, 8.91, 39.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.602, 19.211, 18.002)`
Decimal	`9008496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897570, 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 #897570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #897570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897570; }
.text { color: #897570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 117 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897570, #898270); }

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Questions

What color is #897570?: #897570 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897570?: The RGB value is 137, 117, 112: 137 red, 117 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897570?: The complementary color is #708489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897570?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.