What color is #897B44?

#897B44 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897B44?

The RGB value is 137, 123, 68: 137 red, 123 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897B44?

The complementary color is #445289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897B44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897B44 color

#897B44 rgb(137, 123, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #897B44 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 48.2% green and 26.7% blue (137, 123, 68).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 34% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 50% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Capers (#897A3E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#897B44 color codes

HEX	`#897B44`
RGB	`rgb(137, 123, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 48.2%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 34%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 50%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 50%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.73, -2.45, 31.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.73, 31.93, 94.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.443, 19.902, 8.338)`
Decimal	`9009988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897B44, 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 #897B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #897B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897b44; }
.text { color: #897b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 123 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897b44, #758944); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #897B44?: #897B44 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897B44?: The RGB value is 137, 123, 68: 137 red, 123 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897B44?: The complementary color is #445289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897B44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.