What color is #897F56?

#897F56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897F56?

The RGB value is 137, 127, 86: 137 red, 127 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897F56?

The complementary color is #566089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897F56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897F56 color

#897F56 rgb(137, 127, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #897F56 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49.8% green and 33.7% blue (137, 127, 86).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#897F56 color codes

HEX	`#897F56`
RGB	`rgb(137, 127, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 37%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.13, -2.67, 23.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.13, 23.84, 96.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.586, 21.17, 11.857)`
Decimal	`9011030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897F56, 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 #897F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #897F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897f56; }
.text { color: #897f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 127 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897f56, #7a8956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #897F56?: #897F56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897F56?: The RGB value is 137, 127, 86: 137 red, 127 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897F56?: The complementary color is #566089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897F56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.