What color is #897A6B?

#897A6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897A6B?

The RGB value is 137, 122, 107: 137 red, 122 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897A6B?

The complementary color is #6B7A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897A6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897A6B color

#897A6B rgb(137, 122, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897A6B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 47.8% green and 42% blue (137, 122, 107).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#897A6B color codes

HEX	`#897A6B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 122, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 47.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.17, 3.19, 10.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.17, 10.81, 72.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.93, 20.299, 16.775)`
Decimal	`9009771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897A6B, 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 #897A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897A6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #897A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897a6b; }
.text { color: #897a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 122 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897a6b, #89896b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #897A6B?: #897A6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897A6B?: The RGB value is 137, 122, 107: 137 red, 122 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897A6B?: The complementary color is #6B7A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897A6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.