What color is #897860?

#897860 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897860?

The RGB value is 137, 120, 96: 137 red, 120 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897860?

The complementary color is #607189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897860?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897860 color

#897860 rgb(137, 120, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #897860 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 47.1% green and 37.6% blue (137, 120, 96).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 30% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#897860 color codes

HEX	`#897860`
RGB	`rgb(137, 120, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 47.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 30%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.38, 2.67, 15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.38, 15.84, 80.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.145, 19.596, 13.838)`
Decimal	`9009248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897860, 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 #897860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #897860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897860; }
.text { color: #897860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 120 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897860, #858960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #897860?: #897860 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897860?: The RGB value is 137, 120, 96: 137 red, 120 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897860?: The complementary color is #607189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897860?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.