What color is #897D6A?

#897D6A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897D6A?

The RGB value is 137, 125, 106: 137 red, 125 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897D6A?

The complementary color is #6A7689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897D6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897D6A color

#897D6A rgb(137, 125, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897D6A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49% green and 41.6% blue (137, 125, 106).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 23% 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 5.21:1).

#897D6A color codes

HEX	`#897D6A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 125, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.98, 1.32, 12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.98, 12.1, 83.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.252, 21.027, 16.625)`
Decimal	`9010538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897D6A, 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 #897D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #897D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897d6a; }
.text { color: #897d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 125 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897d6a, #85896a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #897D6A?: #897D6A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897D6A?: The RGB value is 137, 125, 106: 137 red, 125 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897D6A?: The complementary color is #6A7689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897D6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.