What color is #898074?

#898074 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898074?

The RGB value is 137, 128, 116: 137 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898074?

The complementary color is #747D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898074 color

#898074 rgb(137, 128, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898074 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.2% green and 45.5% blue (137, 128, 116).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#898074 color codes

HEX	`#898074`
RGB	`rgb(137, 128, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.05, 1.25, 7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.05, 7.84, 80.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.188, 22.018, 19.653)`
Decimal	`9011316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898074, 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 #898074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #898074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898074; }
.text { color: #898074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 128 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898074, #888974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #898074?: #898074 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898074?: The RGB value is 137, 128, 116: 137 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898074?: The complementary color is #747D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.