What color is #897B45?

#897B45 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897B45?

The RGB value is 137, 123, 69: 137 red, 123 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897B45?

The complementary color is #455389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897B45?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897B45 color

#897B45 rgb(137, 123, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #897B45 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 48.2% green and 27.1% blue (137, 123, 69).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 33% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#897B45 color codes

HEX	`#897B45`
RGB	`rgb(137, 123, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 48.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 33%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 50%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 50%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.74, -2.35, 31.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.74, 31.41, 94.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.474, 19.915, 8.5)`
Decimal	`9009989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897B45, 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 #897B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #897B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897b45; }
.text { color: #897b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 123 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897b45, #758945); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #897B45?: #897B45 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897B45?: The RGB value is 137, 123, 69: 137 red, 123 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897B45?: The complementary color is #455389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897B45?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.