What color is #898273?

#898273 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898273?

The RGB value is 137, 130, 115: 137 red, 130 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898273?

The complementary color is #737A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898273?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898273 color

#898273 rgb(137, 130, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898273 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51% green and 45.1% blue (137, 130, 115).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#898273 color codes

HEX	`#898273`
RGB	`rgb(137, 130, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.58, -0.06, 9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.58, 9.07, 90.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.393, 22.522, 19.436)`
Decimal	`9011827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898273, 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 #898273	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898273 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #898273 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898273; }
.text { color: #898273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898273; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 130 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898273, #858973); }

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Questions

What color is #898273?: #898273 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898273?: The RGB value is 137, 130, 115: 137 red, 130 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898273?: The complementary color is #737A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898273?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.