#897f79

Color #897f79

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.36 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#897f79

RGB

rgb(137, 127, 121)

HSL

hsl(22.5, 6.3%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.5, 11.7%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 11.7%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(53.9, 2.69, 4.62)

LCH

lch(53.9, 5.35, 59.79)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0152, 53.28)

HWB

hwb(22.5, 47.5%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#798389

Analogous

#89797b

#897f79

#898779

Triadic

#897f79

#79897f

#7f7989

Split-complementary

#897f79

#798987

#797b89

Tetradic

#897f79

#838979

#798389

#7f7989

Square

#897f79

#7b8979

#798389

#877989

Shades

Color #897f79 mixed toward black.

#726a65

#5b5551

#453f3c

#2e2a28

#171514

Tints

Color #897f79 mixed toward white.

#9d948f

#b0aaa6

#c4bfbc

#d8d4d2

#ebeae9

Tones

Color #897f79 mixed toward gray.

#887f7a

#86807c

#85807d

#84807e

#828180

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85857a · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#85867b · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#897c7c · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 5.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #897f79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#897f79]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Frequently asked questions

#897f79 (#897f79) is rgb(137, 127, 121) in RGB.

No, #897f79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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