What color is #897664?

#897664 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897664?

The RGB value is 137, 118, 100: 137 red, 118 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897664?

The complementary color is #647789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897664?

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.

#897664 color

#897664 rgb(137, 118, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #897664 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 46.3% green and 39.2% blue (137, 118, 100).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 27% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#897664 color codes

HEX	`#897664`
RGB	`rgb(137, 118, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 46.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 27%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 27%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.92, 4.41, 12.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.92, 13.39, 70.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.095, 19.196, 14.753)`
Decimal	`9008740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897664, 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 #897664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897664 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 #897664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897664; }
.text { color: #897664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 118 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897664, #898964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #897664?: #897664 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897664?: The RGB value is 137, 118, 100: 137 red, 118 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897664?: The complementary color is #647789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897664?: 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.