#896F73
Taupe · medium warm gray
About #896F73
With the hex code #896F73, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 44% green and 45% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Taupe — a ΔE of 10.8 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #6F8985, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.59:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.58:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #896F73?
With the hex code #896F73, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 44% green and 45% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #896F73?
Use black text. Black on #896F73 has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #896F73?
Its complementary colour is #6F8985, and analogous partners are #896F80 and #89786F.