What color is #897C73?

#897C73 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897C73?

The RGB value is 137, 124, 115: 137 red, 124 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897C73?

The complementary color is #738089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897C73 color

#897C73 rgb(137, 124, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897C73 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 48.6% green and 45.1% blue (137, 124, 115).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#897C73 color codes

HEX	`#897C73`
RGB	`rgb(137, 124, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 48.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.92, 3.37, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.92, 7.51, 63.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.619, 20.972, 19.178)`
Decimal	`9010291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897C73, 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 #897C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #897C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897c73; }
.text { color: #897c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 124 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897c73, #898773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #897C73?: #897C73 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897C73?: The RGB value is 137, 124, 115: 137 red, 124 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897C73?: The complementary color is #738089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.