What color is #897D6E?

#897D6E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897D6E?

The RGB value is 137, 125, 110: 137 red, 125 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897D6E?

The complementary color is #6E7A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897D6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897D6E color

#897D6E rgb(137, 125, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897D6E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49% green and 43.1% blue (137, 125, 110).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 20% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#897D6E color codes

HEX	`#897D6E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 125, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 20%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.07, 1.96, 9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.07, 10.04, 78.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.465, 21.112, 17.746)`
Decimal	`9010542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897D6E, 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 #897D6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897D6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #897D6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897d6e; }
.text { color: #897d6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897d6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 125 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897d6e, #88896e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #897D6E?: #897D6E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897D6E?: The RGB value is 137, 125, 110: 137 red, 125 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897D6E?: The complementary color is #6E7A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897D6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.