What color is #897E6B?

#897E6B 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 #897E6B?

The RGB value is 137, 126, 107: 137 red, 126 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897E6B?

The complementary color is #6B7689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897E6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897E6B color

#897E6B rgb(137, 126, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897E6B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49.4% green and 42% blue (137, 126, 107).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#897E6B color codes

HEX	`#897E6B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 126, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.28, 0.9, 11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.28, 11.91, 85.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.431, 21.302, 16.942)`
Decimal	`9010795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897E6B, 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 #897E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #897E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897e6b; }
.text { color: #897e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 126 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897e6b, #85896b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #897E6B?: #897E6B 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 #897E6B?: The RGB value is 137, 126, 107: 137 red, 126 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897E6B?: The complementary color is #6B7689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897E6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.