What color is #897E73?

#897E73 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 #897E73?

The RGB value is 137, 126, 115: 137 red, 126 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897E73?

The complementary color is #737E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897E73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897E73 color

#897E73 rgb(137, 126, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #897E73 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49.4% green and 45.1% blue (137, 126, 115).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#897E73 color codes

HEX	`#897E73`
RGB	`rgb(137, 126, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.47, 2.22, 7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.47, 7.82, 73.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.872, 21.478, 19.263)`
Decimal	`9010803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897E73, 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 #897E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #897E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897e73; }
.text { color: #897e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 126 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897e73, #898973); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #897E73?: #897E73 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 #897E73?: The RGB value is 137, 126, 115: 137 red, 126 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897E73?: The complementary color is #737E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897E73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.