What color is #897A17?

#897A17 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897A17?

The RGB value is 137, 122, 23: 137 red, 122 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897A17?

The complementary color is #172689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897A17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897A17 color

#897A17 rgb(137, 122, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #897A17 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 47.8% green and 9% blue (137, 122, 23).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 71% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 83% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Olive Green (#808000), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#897A17 color codes

HEX	`#897A17`
RGB	`rgb(137, 122, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 47.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 71%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 83%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 83%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.04, -4.87, 51.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.04, 51.52, 95.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.432, 19.3, 3.618)`
Decimal	`9009687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897A17, 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 #897A17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897A17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #897A17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897a17; }
.text { color: #897a17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897a17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 122 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897a17, #5f8917); }

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Questions

What color is #897A17?: #897A17 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897A17?: The RGB value is 137, 122, 23: 137 red, 122 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897A17?: The complementary color is #172689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897A17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.