What color is #897F4E?

#897F4E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897F4E?

The RGB value is 137, 127, 78: 137 red, 127 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897F4E?

The complementary color is #4E5889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897F4E?

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.

#897F4E color

#897F4E rgb(137, 127, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #897F4E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49.8% green and 30.6% blue (137, 127, 78).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 43% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#897F4E color codes

HEX	`#897F4E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 127, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 43%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 43%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, -3.63, 27.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 28.21, 97.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.281, 21.048, 10.253)`
Decimal	`9011022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897F4E, 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 #897F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897F4E 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 #897F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897f4e; }
.text { color: #897f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 127 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897f4e, #76894e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #897F4E?: #897F4E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897F4E?: The RGB value is 137, 127, 78: 137 red, 127 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897F4E?: The complementary color is #4E5889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897F4E?: 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.