What color is #897768?

#897768 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897768?

The RGB value is 137, 119, 104: 137 red, 119 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897768?

The complementary color is #687A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897768?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897768 color

#897768 rgb(137, 119, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897768 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 46.7% green and 40.8% blue (137, 119, 104).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 24% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#897768 color codes

HEX	`#897768`
RGB	`rgb(137, 119, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 46.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 24%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.28, 4.45, 10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.28, 11.7, 67.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.412, 19.512, 15.838)`
Decimal	`9009000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897768, 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 #897768	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897768 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #897768 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897768; }
.text { color: #897768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897768; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 119 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897768, #898768); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #897768?: #897768 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897768?: The RGB value is 137, 119, 104: 137 red, 119 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897768?: The complementary color is #687A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897768?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.