What color is #897C38?

#897C38 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897C38?

The RGB value is 137, 124, 56: 137 red, 124 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897C38?

The complementary color is #384589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897C38?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897C38 color

#897C38 rgb(137, 124, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #897C38 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 48.6% green and 22% blue (137, 124, 56).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 42% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 59% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Peas Please (#8C7F3C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#897C38 color codes

HEX	`#897C38`
RGB	`rgb(137, 124, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 48.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 42%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 59%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 59%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, -4.1, 38.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 38.48, 96.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.239, 20.02, 6.644)`
Decimal	`9010232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897C38, 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 #897C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #897C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897c38; }
.text { color: #897c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 124 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897c38, #6d8938); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #897C38?: #897C38 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897C38?: The RGB value is 137, 124, 56: 137 red, 124 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897C38?: The complementary color is #384589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897C38?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.