What color is #897B63?

#897B63 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 #897B63?

The RGB value is 137, 123, 99: 137 red, 123 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897B63?

The complementary color is #637189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897B63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897B63 color

#897B63 rgb(137, 123, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #897B63 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 48.2% green and 38.8% blue (137, 123, 99).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 28% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#897B63 color codes

HEX	`#897B63`
RGB	`rgb(137, 123, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 48.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 28%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.27, 1.39, 15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.27, 15.17, 84.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.652, 20.386, 14.702)`
Decimal	`9010019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897B63, 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 #897B63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897B63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #897B63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897b63; }
.text { color: #897b63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897b63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 123 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897b63, #848963); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #897B63?: #897B63 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 #897B63?: The RGB value is 137, 123, 99: 137 red, 123 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897B63?: The complementary color is #637189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897B63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.